See also: muff

English

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Proper noun

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Muff (plural Muffs)

  1. A surname.
  2. A diminutive of the female given name Myfanwy

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Muff is the 22838th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1121 individuals. Muff is most common among White (76.81%) and Black/African American (19.54%) individuals.

Proper noun

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Muff

  1. A village in County Donegal, Ireland
  2. An unincorporated community in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mʊf/
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Etymology 1

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From older Muffel, from Dutch muffel, from Old French moufle, Medieval Latin muffula.[1]

Noun

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Muff m (strong, genitive Muffes or Muffs, plural Muffe)

  1. muff (piece of fur or cloth, usually with open ends, used for keeping the hands warm)
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Etymology 2

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Back-formation from muffen.

Noun

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Muff m (strong, genitive Muffes or Muffs, no plural)

  1. (colloquial, chiefly Northern Germany) stench, mouldy smell
    Synonyms: Gestank, Mief
    Unter den Talaren – Muff von 1000 Jahren
    Under the academic dresses – mouldy smell of 1000 years
    (famous slogan of the 1960s student movement in Germany)
    • 2007 November 9, Jon Mendrala, Philipp Dudek, “Schon 40 Jahre ohne Muff”, in taz[1]:
      „Unter den Talaren – Muff von 1000 Jahren“ stand in weißer Schrift auf dem schwarzen Banner. [] Die Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung schrieb tags darauf, dass es schon seltsam sei, den Muff von 1000 Jahren anzuprangern – denn so alt sei die 1919 gegründete Universität doch gar nicht.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Further reading

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  • Muff” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Muff” in Duden online
  • Muff” in Duden online
  • Muff” in Duden online

References

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  1. ^ Muff” in Duden online