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A duff pass from Tommy Freeman drew the first groan from the stands inside 30 seconds.

From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2025

Now, young stages of butterflies, moths and other beneficial insects are nestled in last year’s leaves, some of them munching on decomposing duff — leaves, twigs, bark and other plant litter.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2023

The duff — needles, branches and other plant detritus — is 2 to 3 feet deep in some parts of the Angeles National Forest, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2022

Fire can smolder below the surface in the duff for weeks.

From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2022

Just in case my dad decides to get his lazy duff off the TV couch and go fishing.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick

In recording “Naatu Naatu,” Keeravani used duffs, an Indian skin drum held with the hands.

From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2023

But, perhaps most importantly, she’s here to remind others to get off their duffs and out into the world, no matter their ages.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2021

He leaves his second short and right, then, to pantomime gasps from the gallery, duffs a chip into the face of a bank.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 15, 2021

But nobody will ever discover those capabilities if Siri duffs the basics on an equally regular basis.

From The Verge ● Sep. 14, 2020

“We aren’t just going to sit around on our fat duffs and do nothing, are we?”

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

"Once I'd duffed that chip on to the green at 18 to about eight feet, I felt pretty safe from there," he said with a smile.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2025

He closed with a 71 for 6-under 282 and appeared to have the Open wrapped up when Costantino Rocca, needing birdie on the 18th hole to force a playoff, duffed a chip.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 9, 2022

That’s twice the Wallabies have duffed the restart, this time it’s Koroibete who’s the culprit.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 11, 2019

Baseball players are better prepared to deal with objects flying in their general direction, though we’d probably see far more errant pitches and duffed fly balls in a slingshot-addled pastime.

From Slate ● May 29, 2018

Still, my aversion to lending the horse, or having him duffed, compelled me to keep his performance up to the highest standard compatible with justice to himself.

From Such Is Life by Joseph Furphy

BROADCASTER: He went into his previous Masters duffing chips all over the place, yet he was fine when he got there, so you can never tell with him.

From Golf Digest ● Mar. 13, 2018

England's agony has gone on, day after day, like that same golfer being forced to play round after failing round, an Open every week, duffing drives and missing putts, swing in pieces, galleries guffawing.

From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2013

While they ought to be duffing up Macedonia at home, Croatia must negotiate a potentially awkward match in Wales, who could make life difficult for Igor Stimac's side.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 24, 2013

The opener was a touch didactic, but Jay and Lynn make a decent stab at moving with the times, slipping in iPads and a Paxmanesque TV duffing for Hacker.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 27, 2012

So perhaps there won't be any need for "duffing" after all.'

From Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields by Rolf Boldrewood