fluff

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: bagatellefripperyfrivolitybotchbodgebumblefumblebotch upmuffblowflubscrew up

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. any light downy material
  2. something of little value or significanceSynonyms: bagatellefripperyfrivolity
  3. a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)

Verb (3)

  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: botchbodgebumblefumblebotch upmuffblowflubscrew upball upspoilmuck upbunglebollixbollix upbollocksbollocks upbobblemishandlelouse upfoul upmess upfuck up
  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 effectSynonyms: tease
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Fluff \Fluff\, n. [Cf. 2d Flue. [root]84.]

1.Nap or down; flue[2]; soft, downy feathers. [1913 Webster]

2.Hence: Anything light and downy, whose volume consists mostly of air, such as cotton or down. [PJC]

3.Something light and inconsequential; something not to be taken seriously; -- used commonly of literary or dramatic productions, and sometimes of people. [PJC]

4.A mistake, especially in the recitation of lines in a drama. [PJC]

Fluff \Fluff\, v. t. & i. To make or become fluffy; to move lightly like fluff. --Holmes. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fluff \Fluff\, v. t. To make a mistake in the performance of; -- used mostly of lines in a drama; as, he fluffed the last line of the act. [PJC]
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