duff up

verb

To beat up, to give a beating to.

“I heard Nick got duffed up behind the shopping centre at the weekend.”

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Meanings

verbduff up (third-person singular simple present duffs up, present participle duffing up, simple past and past participle duffed up)

present singular third person duffs up · participle present duffing up · participle past duffed up · past duffed up

  1. UKslangtransitiveTo beat up, to give a beating to.

    I heard Nick got duffed up behind the shopping centre at the weekend.

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APA

duff up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duff%20up

MLA

“duff up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duff%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “duff up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duff%20up.

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