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Added 10 October 2026

muff

/mʌf/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about muff at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A warm tubular covering for the hands.
(sports) dropping the ball.

verb

Fail to catch, as of a ball.
Make a mess of, destroy or ruin.
I botched the dinner and we had to eat out

Origin

Probably from Dutch mof (“muff, mitten”).

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