Muff
See also: muff
English
Proper noun
Muff (plural Muffs)
- A surname
Statistics
- 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.
German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From older Muffel, from Dutch muffel, from Old French moufle, Medieval Latin muffula.[1]
Noun
Muff m (genitive Muffs or Muffes, plural Muffe)
- muff (piece of fur or cloth, usually with open ends, used for keeping the hands warm)
Declension
Etymology 2
Back-formation from muffen.
Noun
Muff m (genitive Muffs or Muffes, no plural)
- (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
- 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.
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Declension
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