Word
muff
US/ˈməf/
UK/mˈʌf/
Definition
n. a very rude and informal word for a woman's breast. It is considered offensive and should be avoided in polite conversation.
n. a vulgar and informal term for a female breast. Highly offensive in register; restricted to crude or sexual contexts.
Examples
“He used a crude word like 'muff' to insult her.”
“The comedian was criticized for using a vulgar term like 'muff' in his stand-up routine.”
Examples
simple
“He used a crude word like 'muff' to insult her.”
contextual
“The comedian was criticized for using a vulgar term like 'muff' in his stand-up routine.”
Real-World Examples
“The researchers provided the dogs with a chin rest to support their heads during the scan and ear muffs for noise protection.” Etymology
Probably from Dutch mof (“muff, mitten”).
Unknown; perhaps a specialised use of Etymology 1, above; or perhaps related to Dutch muffen (“to dote”) and German muffen (“to sulk”).
Shortening.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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