The difference between Blunder and Fluff
When used as nouns, blunder means a clumsy or embarrassing mistake, whereas fluff means anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
When used as verbs, blunder means to make a clumsy or stupid mistake, whereas fluff means to make something fluffy.
check bellow for the other definitions of Blunder and Fluff
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Blunder as a noun:
A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
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Blunder as a verb (intransitive):
To make a clumsy or stupid mistake.
Examples:
"to blunder in preparing a medical prescription"
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Blunder as a verb (intransitive):
To move blindly or clumsily.
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Blunder as a verb (transitive):
To cause to make a mistake.
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Blunder as a verb (transitive):
To do or treat in a blundering manner; to confuse.
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Fluff as a noun:
Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
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Fluff as a noun:
Anything inconsequential or superficial.
Examples:
"That article was basically a bunch of fluff. It didn't say anything substantive."
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Fluff as a noun:
Lapse, especially a mistake in an actor's lines.
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Fluff as a noun (New England):
Marshmallow creme.
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Fluff as a noun (LGBT):
A passive partner in a lesbian relationship.
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Fluff as a noun (Australia, euphemistic):
A fart.
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Fluff as a verb (transitive):
To make something fluffy.
Examples:
"The cat fluffed its tail."
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Fluff as a verb (intransitive):
To become fluffy, puff up.
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Fluff as a verb (intransitive):
To move lightly like fluff.
Examples:
"rfquotek Holmes"
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Fluff as a verb (transitive, intransitive, of an actor or announcer):
To make a mistake in one's lines.
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Fluff as a verb (transitive):
To do incorrectly, for example mishit, miskick, miscue etc.
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Fluff as a verb (intransitive, Australia, euphemistic):
To fart.
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Fluff as a verb (transitive, slang):
To arouse (a male pornographic actor) before filming.
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