Definition of "fluff" in Anglais

noun

1. Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.

2. Anything inconsequential or superficial.

   • That article was basically a bunch of fluff. It didn't say anything substantive.

3. (informal) A lapse or mistake, especially a mistake in an actor's lines.

4. (informal, slang) A cloth diaper.

5. (New England) Marshmallow creme.

   • That New England-style salami and fluff sandwich sure hit the spot!

6. (LGBTQ) A passive partner in a lesbian relationship.

7. (Australia, New Zealand, Canada, euphemistic) A fart.

8. (fandom slang) Fan fiction, or part of a fan fiction, which is sweet and feel-good in tone, usually involving romance.

   • And when something triggers, I can close the window and go read fluff for hours until I calm down.
   • Fans prefer fluff to other types of fic. But angst (dramatic stories where characters have a wide range of emotions, including...angsty ones) comes in close second.

9. (UK, roleplaying games) A form of roleplaying which is inconsequential and not related to the plot; often used in the context of (but not limited to) filling time.

10. (UK, slang, obsolete) Short change deliberately given by a railway clerk, to keep back money for himself.

verb

1. (transitive) To make something fluffy.

   • The cat fluffed its tail.

2. (intransitive) To become fluffy, puff up.

3. (intransitive) To move lightly like fluff.

4. (informal, transitive, intransitive, of an actor or announcer) To make a mistake in one's lines.

5. (informal, transitive) To do incorrectly, for example mishit, miskick, miscue etc.

6. (intransitive, Australia, euphemistic) To break wind, to fart.

7. (transitive, slang) To arouse (a male pornographic actor) before filming.

8. (transitive, slang, by extension) To bring to a state of excitement.

9. (UK, slang, obsolete) To deliberately shortchange (a railway customer) and keep the money for oneself.