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duffs up

duffs up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of duff up.

Meaning of duff up

Verb

duff up (third-person singular simple present duffs up, present participle duffing up, simple past and past participle duffed up)

  1. (UK, slang, transitive) To beat up, to give a beating to.
    • I heard Nick got duffed up behind the shopping centre at the weekend.

Questions about duffs up

What is duffs up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Duffs up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of duff up.

Words near duffs up in the dictionary

  1. duffle-headed
  2. duffles
  3. duffo
  4. Duffryn
  5. duffs
  6. duffs up
  7. dufftail
  8. dufftails
  9. Dufftown
  10. Duffus
  11. duffy

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