plum duff

  • 11duff — I. n 1. the backside, buttocks. Duff is a 19th century word for boiled dumpling or pudding (surviving in the British plum duff ), from which this usage was probably derived. ► Come on you turkeys, get off your duffs and give me some info. (Buck… …

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  • 12plum — n. 1 a an oval fleshy fruit, usu. purple or yellow when ripe, with sweet pulp and a flattish pointed stone. b any deciduous tree of the genus Prunus bearing this. 2 a reddish purple colour. 3 a dried grape or raisin used in cooking. 4 colloq. the …

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  • 13duff — I. /dʌf / (say duf) –noun 1. British a flour pudding boiled, or sometimes steamed, in a bag, as plum duff. –verb (t) 2. Colloquial to make pregnant. –phrase 3. up the duff, Colloquial a. pregnant …

  • 14duff — 1. noun /dʌf/ a) Dough. The storekeeper had sent them an unbroken case of canned plum pudding, and probably by this time he was wondering what had become of that blanky case of duff. b) A stiff flour pudding, often with dried fruit, boiled in a …

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  • 15Patricia Duff — Infobox actor name = Patricia Duff caption = birthdate = birthplace = Woodland Hills, CaliforniaPatricia Duff is a political activist and a United States Democratic Party fundraiser.BiographyCareerDuff studied international economics at the… …

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  • 16up the duff — • to be pregnant, usually by mistake. A duff is a pudding (usually plum), so to be up the duff is to have a bun in the oven …

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  • 17spotted dick —  Plum duff …

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  • 18spotted dog —  Plum duff …

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  • 19Christmas pudding — For the atomic model, see Plum pudding model. This Christmas pudding is decorated with skimmia rather than holly. Christmas pudding is a pudding traditionally served on Christmas Day (December 25). It has its origins in medieval England, and is… …

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  • 20Christmas Pudding — Pudding im Tuch Christmas Pudding ist ein Gericht, das traditionell in Großbritannien, Irland und einigen Ländern des Commonwealth am ersten Weihnachtsfeiertag serviert wird. Im Gegensatz zu deutschen Puddings handelt es sich bei dem englischen… …

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