fluff

About 0.38 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
2. noun Anything inconsequential or superficial.

   That article was basically a bunch of fluff. It didn't say anything substantive.

3. noun A lapse or mistake, especially a mistake in an actor's lines.
4. noun A cloth diaper.
5. noun Marshmallow creme.

   That New England-style salami and fluff sandwich sure hit the spot!

6. noun A passive partner in a lesbian relationship.
7. noun A fart. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
8. noun Fan fiction, or part of a fan fiction, which is sweet and feel-good in tone, usually involving romance.

Similar words

bobble ruffle muff ball up blow bollocks screw up tease bollocks up mess up

Often followed by

and of up the with from on out in

Word family

fluffed fluffing fluffs