fluff meaning and definition

FLUFF noun

Definition of fluff (noun)

1. any light downy material
2. something of little value or significance
   • synonyms: bagatelle, frippery, frivolity
3. a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)

FLUFF verb

Definition of fluff (verb)

1. make a mess of, destroy or ruin
   • "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
   • synonyms: ball up, blow, bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle, flub, foul up, fuck up, fumble, louse up, mess up, mishandle, muck up, muff, screw up, spoil
2. erect or fluff up
   • "the bird ruffled its feathers"
   • synonyms: ruffle
3. ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
   • synonyms: tease