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fluff-up

fluff-up noun: a blunder.

Noun

fluff-up (plural fluff-ups)

  1. A blunder.
    • On top of that he upset the frying-pan with an almighty fluff-up of blazing fat, and exploded into curses.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 202

Forms of fluff-up

pluralfluff-ups

Questions about fluff-up

What does fluff-up mean?
Fluff-up means a blunder.
What part of speech is fluff-up?
Fluff-up is a noun.
What is the plural of fluff-up?
The plural of fluff-up is fluff-ups.

Words near fluff-up in the dictionary

  1. fluff up
  2. fluff-dried
  3. fluff-dries
  4. fluff-dry
  5. fluff-drying
  6. fluff-up
  7. fluff-ups
  8. fluffball
  9. fluffballs
  10. fluffbunnies
  11. fluffbunny

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