fluff
16
3.5
- noun
- /flʌf/
- Literature
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- This is pure fluff.
It's for the attention seeking and the immature fluff that it is.
- It's for the attention seeking and the immature fluff that it is.
- And the more that you give this fluff, the more insincere you feel and people don't trust you.
- Is the self help industry just a bunch of fluff?
- More self help stuff is fluff.
- But I've realized that that fluff is needed.
- Once again, nothing wrong with having, you know, fluff.
- The hinting can also turn into sort of a hint and fluff maneuver.
Examples
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Your content seems to be the point and without a lot of fluff and lofty promises like so many others.
Blog text (8) -
I have to do some fluff piece interview.
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I think I have the perfect fluff piece to start you off with.
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The station wants more fluff.
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The committee wants a fluff piece, not an expose' ...
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I have an audience that depends on me for news, weather, sports and heart-warming fluff pieces.
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When I began working with elementary preservice teachers, I found what I considered "fluff" in the lessons they prepared.
Academic text (2004) -
Everything you get is pure meat; there's no fluff, no filler, no wasted time.
Blog text (19) -
The article was filled with fluff that distracted from the main story.
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She wrote a fluff piece about a celebrity's new pet for the magazine.
Synonyms
578
2.5
Words or ideas that do not make sense
246
1.6
Useless or silly information, for example in unwanted emails
102
3.1
Words or writing that have no value
84
4.2
Small unimportant facts that people like to know
49
2.5
Talk or writing that is not true and not useful
9
6.7
Light, silly behavior that is not serious
7
9.7
Simple words and ideas that lack real meaning
7
8.4
Useless or unimportant things that distract from what matters
6
5.4
A small detail that does not matter
5
9.3
Words or ideas that sound important but have little real meaning
5
8.7
Silly talk about unimportant things
3
9.9
Talk that is silly and unimportant
2
9.9
A small unimportant fuss that wastes time
1
9.9
Small decorative things that are fancy and not useful
1
6.6
Silly talk that is not true or useful
1
9.9
Long, silly talk that has no useful meaning
1
4.0
A small thing that is not important
1
9.9
A small unimportant thing not worth worrying about
1
9.9
Worthless or silly talk that has no useful ideas
Cheap, silly writing or shows that give little real information
Boring, unimportant words or ideas in speech that have no real meaning
Light talk about unimportant, silly things people say
Papers and documents you do not need and find boring to read
Ordinary talk that is simple and not deep
Compounds
How Important
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fluff for unimportant material uses the same image: like loose fibers with no weight, 'fluff' means words or ideas that are light and have no real substance.