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muff

noun
/mʌf/US/mɐf/

Etymology

* As an English surname, variant of Mowe, itself from Middle English maugh (“son-in-law”), from Old Norse mágr. * As a German and Alemannic German surname, from the noun mupf (“drooping mouth”), which is probably ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *mauwu (“protruding mouth, pout”).

  1. derived from *mauwu✻ — “protruding mouth, pout”
  2. derived from mágr
  3. derived from maugh — “son-in-law”

Definitions

  1. A piece of fur or cloth, usually with open ends, used for keeping the hands warm.

  2. The vulva or vagina

    The vulva or vagina; pubic hair around it.

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  3. A woman or girl.

  4. ›+ 14 more definitions

    1. A blown cylinder of glass which is afterward flattened out to make a sheet.

    2. The feathers sticking out from both sides of the face under the beak of some birds.

    3. A short hollow cylinder surrounding an object such as a pipe.

    4. A fool, a stupid or poor-spirited person.

      • Can you fancy that such an old creature (an old muff, as you call him, you wicked, satirical man!) could ever make en impression on my heart?
      • […]being good is so much like being a muff, generally.

    5. An error, a mistake

      An error, a mistake; a failure to hold a ball when once in the hands.

    6. A bird, the whitethroat.

    7. To drop or mishandle (the ball, a catch etc.)

      To drop or mishandle (the ball, a catch etc.); to play badly.

    8. To mishandle

      To mishandle; to bungle.

      • But then, supposing this was the real sign? … They had muffed three already; they daren’t muff the fourth.
      • Here was the superlative opportunity to make a generous and lasting settlement from a position of strength; but the pieds noirs, like the Israelis, and from not altogether dissimilar motives, were to muff it.

    9. A muffin.

      • Skinny lattes and a couple of blueberry muffs.

    10. A term of endearment.

      • “They’re^([sic]) ARE thinking how sexy you look, Muff”. She heard it as plain as day. She turned, half expecting to see her Jim grinning at her. […] “Oh James!” Marsha smiled, […]
      • Darien started lovin' her. "Oh yes, please more Muffin." Serena licked her lips. […] "OH YOUR^([sic]) MY MINX." "AND YOUR MY MUFF."
      • “Hello?” / “Hey, muff.” / “Ew.” She laughs and the sound shoots straight between my legs. “I didn’t think you could make muffin worse, but you did it. Congratulations.”

    11. A surname.

    12. A diminutive of the female given name Myfanwy.

    13. A village in County Donegal, Ireland.

    14. An unincorporated community in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Derived

earmuff, furry muff, marry-muff, muff diver, muff-diving, muff pistol, twiddle muff, muff up

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA