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Synonyms for muff

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

ball up fumble mishandle bollix

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

ball up, fumble, bungle, blow, foul up, bobble, mess up, fluff, louse up informal, bumble, flub US AU NZ, muck up informal, spoil, botch, mishandle, botch up informal, bollix, bolix US, bodge, bollocks vulgar UK IE, bollocks up vulgar slang UK AU NZ, bollix up slang US, goof up slang

Noun

1. Fanny — the vulva or vagina; pubic hair around it

muffin, fanny vulgar UK AU NZ

Other

beard, fuck-up, whiskers, screw-up, lubber

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To drop or mishandle (the ball, a catch etc.); to play badly.

  2. n. 1

    The vulva or vagina; pubic hair around it.

Related words

Phrases
muff diver furry muff muff diving hairy muff

Forms

Plural
muffs → muffins, fannies, beards, fuck-ups…
Past participle
muffed
e.g. muffed → fumbled, bungled, blown, bobbled…

Example sentences

  • fumble Don't fumble with anything during an interview.
  • mishandle Be careful not to drop or mishandle your tortoise.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
muffrising
fumblerising
mishandlerising
bollixsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
blow1, flub
5 letters
beard1, spoil1, fanny2, fluff1, botch1, bodge, bolix
6 letters
fumble2, muffin2, bumble2, bobble2, bungle2, lubber2, bollix
8 letters
bollocks2, whiskers2
9 letters
mishandle3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fanny2 = 2 syllables).