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Duff (surname) The surname Duff has several origins. In some cases, it is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic ''Ó Duibh'' ("descendant of ''Dubh''"), ''Mac Giolla Duibh'' ("son of the servant of ''Dubh''"), ''Mac Duibh'' ("son of ''Dubh''"). The surname ''Duff'' is ...

Duff (given name) Duff is a given name, almost always masculine, which may refer to: Men * Dub, King of Scotland (died 967), sometimes anglicised as Duff MacMalcolm * Duff Bruce, Scottish footballer in the 1920s * Duff Cooley (1873–1937), American baseball player ...

Duff (nickname) Duff is a nickname of: * Duff Armstrong (1833–1899), American soldier successfully defended by Abraham Lincoln against the charge of murder * Duff Goldman (born 1974), star of Food Network's reality show ''Ace of Cakes'' * Duff Holbrook (1923� ...

Karen Duffy Karen "Duff" Duffy (born May 23, 1961) is an American writer, model, television personality, and actress. She is a certified hospital chaplain, a former Coney Island Mermaid Queen, and one of ''People'' Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" ...

, an actress, model, and former MTV VJ once known as "Duff" *

Duff Roman David Mostoway (born 1938 in Swift Current, Saskatchewan), known on-air as Duff Roman, is a Canadian radio personality and executiveDuff, Indiana, United States, an unincorporated community *

Duff, Nebraska Duff is an unincorporated community in Rock County, Nebraska, Rock County, Nebraska, United States. History A post office was established at Duff in 1892, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1901. Duff was likely the name of an ...

, United States, an unincorporated community * Duff, Tennessee, United States, an unincorporated community *

Duff, Saskatchewan Duff ( 2016 population: ) is a special service area in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality (RM) of Stanley No. 215 and Census Division No. 5. It is approximately northeast of the City of Regina, southwest of ...

, Canada, a village * Duff Hill, a mountain in County Wicklow, Ireland * Duff River, a river in County Sligo, Ireland *

Duff Islands The Duff Islands are a small island group lying to the northeast of the Santa Cruz Islands in the Solomon Islands province of Temotu. They are also sometimes known as the Wilson Islands. Location and geography The islands are located at 9°51 ...

, in the Solomon Islands, Pacific Ocean * Mount Duff, Mangareva Island, French Polynesia *

Mount Duff (Yakutat) Mount Duff, also named Boundary Peak 174, is a mountain in Alaska and British Columbia, located on the Canada–United States border, and part of the Southern Icefield Ranges of the Saint Elias Mountains. It was named in 1923 for Sir Lyman Poore ...

, a Canadian mountain on the border between Alberta and British Columbia *

Duff Peak Duff Peak () is a peak 1 nautical mile (2 km) east-southeast of Sentinel Peak, rising to at the head of Hughes Glacier in the Kukri Hills, Victoria Land. It was named in 1992 by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Roger S. D ...

, Victoria Land, Antarctica * Duff Point, Greenwich Island, Antarctica

Arts and entertainment

* ''The DUFF'' (novel), by Kody Keplinger ** '' The DUFF'', a 2015 film based on the Keplinger novel * Duff Beer, a fictional brand of beer on ''The Simpsons'' * Elmyra Duff, a fictional character on ''Tiny Toon''

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Duff (dessert) Duff is a Bahamian cuisine dessert dish made with fruit (especially guava Guava () is a common tropical fruit cultivated in many tropical and subtropical regions. The common guava ''Psidium guajava'' (lemon guava, apple guava) is a small tre ...

, a Bahamian dessert and an English term for pudding * Duff, another name for

plant litter Plant litter (also leaf litter, tree litter, soil litter, litterfall or duff) is dead plant material (such as leaves, bark, needles, twigs, and cladodes) that have fallen to the ground. This detritus or dead organic material and its constitue ...

, plant material that has fallen to the ground * Duff, slang term for

buttocks The buttocks (singular: buttock) are two rounded portions of the exterior anatomy of most mammals, located on the posterior of the pelvic region. In humans, the buttocks are located between the lower back and the perineum. They are compose ...

* Duff baronets, three titles in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom * , two British Royal Navy frigates * ''Duff'' (1794 ship), a British merchant ship *

Duff House Duff House is a Georgian estate house in Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Now in the care of Historic Environment Scotland, it is part of the National Galleries of Scotland and is a Category A listed building. The house is built of ashlar in ...

, Banff, Scotland *

Duff Building The Duff Building is a commercial structure located at 118 West Exchange Street in Owosso, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. History The Duff family was established in Owosso by the 1840s, when Charles ...

, Owosso, Michigan, United States, on the National Register of Historic Places *

Down Under Fan Fund The Down Under Fan Fund, also known as ''DUFF'', was created in 1970 for the purpose of providing funds to bring well-known and popular members of science fiction fandom familiar to fans on both sides of the Pacific Ocean. History DUFF was creat ...

Daf Daf ( fa, دف) also known as Dâyere and Riq is a Middle Eastern (mainly Iranian) frame drum musical instrument, used in popular and classical music in South and Central Asia. It is also used in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Iran, Uzbe ...

, also called duff, an Indian frame drum of Persian origin * "up the duff", British and Australian English slang for being

pregnant Pregnancy is the time during which one or more offspring develops ( gestates) inside a woman's uterus (womb). A multiple pregnancy involves more than one offspring, such as with twins. Pregnancy usually occurs by sexual intercourse, but ...

. * Duff reaction, a formylation reaction used in organic chemistry

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