Fluff
noun
Small, soft, loose pieces or mass of something like little bits of cotton, fur, or fabric.
She brushed the fluff from her sweater.
Often appears as...
- bits of fluff
- fluff on clothes
verb
To make something soft and loose by shaking or stirring.
She fluffed up the pillows before her guests arrived.
Often appears as...
- fluff the pillows
- fluff up hair
verb
To make a mistake, especially in performance.
He fluffed his lines in the audition.
Often appears as...
- fluff a line
- fluff a chance
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Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
Unimportant or trivial information.
The report was full of fluff and lacked substantial content.
Often appears as...
- article full of fluff
- fluff piece
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Disapproving
noun
Small, soft, loose pieces or mass of something like little bits of cotton, fur, or fabric.
She brushed the fluff from her sweater.
Often appears as...
- bits of fluff
- fluff on clothes
verb
To make something soft and loose by shaking or stirring.
She fluffed up the pillows before her guests arrived.
Often appears as...
- fluff the pillows
- fluff up hair
verb
To make a mistake, especially in performance.
He fluffed his lines in the audition.
Often appears as...
- fluff a line
- fluff a chance
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
Unimportant or trivial information.
The report was full of fluff and lacked substantial content.
Often appears as...
- article full of fluff
- fluff piece
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Commonly Unnoticed
Often used for unnoticed particles until they accumulate, as on clothing.
I didn't realize how much fluff gathered on my coat.
Pro Tip 2/2Cleaning Reference
Usually refers to things we clean off to appear neat, like on clothes or furniture.
I spent the morning removing fluff from the couch.
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most of this world's population in comparison to almost any other nation we've got everything we need much more than that in fact so now it's up to us to wake up and when sorrow settles in and nothing fills it up when all you see is competition all you hear is fluff remember you are not an earth to
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Why do we have hair in...
filaments of the protein keratin that grow out of organs known as follicles, which go through cycles of growth and shedding. Across mammalian species, hairs have been modified for numerous purposes, ranging from the soft fluff covering rabbits to the rigid quills protecting porcupines.
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A reality check on...
fossil fuels going to be like shouldn't we be thinking hard about how to get off fossil fuels another motivation of course is climate change and when people talk about life after fossil fuels and climate change action I think there's a lot of fluff a lot of green wash a lot
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Paul Nicklen: Emperors...
all fluffed up and as he's diving he's got a lung full of air he's spilling off some air diving down some extra air spilling off his feathers it was interesting the scientists said it's impossible for emperor penguins to release air when they're diving down it
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Zombie Parasites PIPE Nat...
they're actually maybe the most successful life form on earth. And they do all sorts of amazing things. They were using their hosts for all sorts of nefarious purposes to get what they needed. If you see a ladybug huddled over some little bit of fluff,
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Ash Beckham: When to...
the easy and the hard. You don't learn how to hold two things just from the fluff, you learn it from the grit. And what if duality is just the first step? What if through compassion and empathy and human interaction
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Sophisticated Mountain...
hairs have been dated back over a hundred thousand years adopting a spherical ball of fluff pose helps the hair stay warm by minimizing the surface area of their body exposed to the bitter cold wedging themselves in
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David Mackay: A reality...
Another motivation, of course, is climate change. And when people talk about life after fossil fuels and climate change action, I think there's a lot of fluff, a lot of greenwash, a lot of misleading advertising,
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Otters Have a Favourite...
territory and start their adult life these little balls of fluff will grow up into being top predators in their environment but when it comes to being cute this little kitten certainly had to make the list
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Preventative Avalanche PIPE...
out we are probably four hundred five hundred yards from where it actually came down onto the road and we're just now getting the wind from it fluff that comes with that gives you a respect of
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How can we make music...
most of this world's population in comparison to almost any other nation we've got everything we need much more than that in fact so now it's up to us to wake up and when sorrow settles in and nothing fills it up when all you see is competition all you hear is fluff remember you are not an earth to
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Why do we have hair in...
filaments of the protein keratin that grow out of organs known as follicles, which go through cycles of growth and shedding. Across mammalian species, hairs have been modified for numerous purposes, ranging from the soft fluff covering rabbits to the rigid quills protecting porcupines.
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A reality check on...
fossil fuels going to be like shouldn't we be thinking hard about how to get off fossil fuels another motivation of course is climate change and when people talk about life after fossil fuels and climate change action I think there's a lot of fluff a lot of green wash a lot
Video examples
Paul Nicklen: Emperors...
all fluffed up and as he's diving he's got a lung full of air he's spilling off some air diving down some extra air spilling off his feathers it was interesting the scientists said it's impossible for emperor penguins to release air when they're diving down it
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Zombie Parasites PIPE Nat...
they're actually maybe the most successful life form on earth. And they do all sorts of amazing things. They were using their hosts for all sorts of nefarious purposes to get what they needed. If you see a ladybug huddled over some little bit of fluff,
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Ash Beckham: When to...
the easy and the hard. You don't learn how to hold two things just from the fluff, you learn it from the grit. And what if duality is just the first step? What if through compassion and empathy and human interaction
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Sophisticated Mountain...
hairs have been dated back over a hundred thousand years adopting a spherical ball of fluff pose helps the hair stay warm by minimizing the surface area of their body exposed to the bitter cold wedging themselves in
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David Mackay: A reality...
Another motivation, of course, is climate change. And when people talk about life after fossil fuels and climate change action, I think there's a lot of fluff, a lot of greenwash, a lot of misleading advertising,
Video examples
Otters Have a Favourite...
territory and start their adult life these little balls of fluff will grow up into being top predators in their environment but when it comes to being cute this little kitten certainly had to make the list
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Preventative Avalanche PIPE...
out we are probably four hundred five hundred yards from where it actually came down onto the road and we're just now getting the wind from it fluff that comes with that gives you a respect of
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Holly Willoughby
English Celebrity
I was an imaginative kid. My sister needed entertaining, whereas I was the one under the table playing with a bit of fluff on the carpet. I was the sort of child who would spend time rolling up balls of all different kinds of fluff and that would be my little family.
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Ice T
American Musician
I think when people say 'real hip-hop,' they want it more buried in the streets. They want it more connected to the streets and the grime and the roughness of the streets. They don't want the fluff.
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Ralph Macchio
American Actor
I've come up in the scripted world, and I have wished there were more time slots for us to tell compelling scripted stories and not fill the airwaves with a lot of fluff and tabloid entertainment.
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Usher
American Musician
In life, you have to go through something to get to something. From that, the inspiration comes having something of substance to talk about; otherwise you're just considered to be fluff.
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Natasha Rothwell
American Actress
Being authentic is important to me, and I am not going to present this fluff, fake, sanitized version of myself that doesn't reflect who I am or what my passions and interests are.
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Gary Lineker
English Footballer
On TV, if you fluff your lines, nobody gives a toss. But if you fluff a penalty in the World Cup, well - we all know how much that matters.
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Nick Harkaway
English Novelist
Performance is hard. I know this. I really enjoy it, but I have bombed, I have fluffed, and I have said the wrong thing.
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FKA twigs
British Musician
I write exactly what I think. If it's a raw subject, I write lots of things and then pull out all the fluff words.
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Mira Nair
Indian Director
I'm not interested in passion and love for their own sake - without the struggle of life, they're just fluff.
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Cass McCombs
American Musician
Lyrics are my racket; music is play - the fluff stuff.
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Holly Willoughby
English Celebrity
I was an imaginative kid. My sister needed entertaining, whereas I was the one under the table playing with a bit of fluff on the carpet. I was the sort of child who would spend time rolling up balls of all different kinds of fluff and that would be my little family.
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Ice T
American Musician
I think when people say 'real hip-hop,' they want it more buried in the streets. They want it more connected to the streets and the grime and the roughness of the streets. They don't want the fluff.
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Ralph Macchio
American Actor
I've come up in the scripted world, and I have wished there were more time slots for us to tell compelling scripted stories and not fill the airwaves with a lot of fluff and tabloid entertainment.
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Usher
American Musician
In life, you have to go through something to get to something. From that, the inspiration comes having something of substance to talk about; otherwise you're just considered to be fluff.
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Natasha Rothwell
American Actress
Being authentic is important to me, and I am not going to present this fluff, fake, sanitized version of myself that doesn't reflect who I am or what my passions and interests are.
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Gary Lineker
English Footballer
On TV, if you fluff your lines, nobody gives a toss. But if you fluff a penalty in the World Cup, well - we all know how much that matters.
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Nick Harkaway
English Novelist
Performance is hard. I know this. I really enjoy it, but I have bombed, I have fluffed, and I have said the wrong thing.
Quote examples
FKA twigs
British Musician
I write exactly what I think. If it's a raw subject, I write lots of things and then pull out all the fluff words.
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Mira Nair
Indian Director
I'm not interested in passion and love for their own sake - without the struggle of life, they're just fluff.
Quote examples
Cass McCombs
American Musician
Lyrics are my racket; music is play - the fluff stuff.
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