Meanings
duffing1
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of duff
adjectiveduffing (comparative more duffing, superlative most duffing)
comparative more duffing · superlative most duffing
- UKobsoleteslangLike a duffer; incompetent or worthless.
'I don't comprehend your meaning, Mr. St. Leger,' was the respectful reply. 'What a duffing old file you must be, then! Caractacus, of course.'
1875, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, editor, Belgravia, a London magazine, page 41Synonyms: inept, ineffective, good-for-nothing, no good, bastardly, blown, cacky, chaffy
Duffing2
proper noun
- A surname.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveLike a duffer; incompetent or worthless.
Also see
bastardlyblowncackychaffycockingcrapaliciouscullionlydraffishdraffydreckishgarbageygood-for-naughtgood-for-nothinggoodlessineffectualinvaluablejabberwockyjunkymouldyno-accountno goodno-goodnonvaluablenot worth a continentalnot worth a cressnot worth a cursenot worth a dimenot worth a plug nickelnot worth a whistlenot worth hell roomnot worth saltnoughtpricelessputidrubbishlyrubbishyscrewyshandshiteyshitstainedshitty-assstrawliketoshytriobolartripyunappreciatedunvaluablevaluelessworthlesswutless
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APA
duffing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duffing
MLA
“duffing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duffing. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “duffing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duffing.
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