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cruffs

cruffs is the plural of cruff.

Meaning of cruff

Noun

cruff (plural cruffs)

  1. (Caribbean) A person who is uncouth, crude, or tough.
    • Rufus was a Barbadian cruff
      Who got the news how Miss Ida rough.
      Rufus say, “Jamaica bwoi too light,
      So I am going to show them how to fight.”1955, “Rough Rider”, Alerth Bedasse (lyrics), Everard Williams (music)
  2. (Caribbean, derogatory, often) A lazy person; someone of little value.
    • “You still the living bumpkin from the land of Oz!”
      “And you’re still a cruff wid no gyal!”2023, Alex Wheatle, Sufferah: Memoir of a Brixton Reggae Head, page 85

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Questions about cruffs

What is cruffs the plural of?
Cruffs is the plural of cruff.

Words near cruffs in the dictionary

  1. Cruey
  2. Crueys
  3. cruff
  4. cruffin
  5. cruffins
  6. cruffs
  7. crufomate
  8. cruft
  9. crufted
  10. cruftier
  11. cruftiest

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