verb
- present participle of duff; to mishit or bungle a golf shot, especially a short approach shot
- present participle of duff; to push or nudge something
Usage: golf; informal
Usage: informal; chiefly British
noun
- the act or instance of duffing a golf shot
Usage: golf; informal
Examples
- He was duffing his chip shots all day on the course.
- The golfer kept duffing easy putts near the green.
- After duffing that approach shot, she was frustrated with her game.
- His duffing of the short iron cost him the tournament.
- Stop duffing around and get to work.
- She was duffing the ball down the fairway instead of hitting it cleanly.