up the duff

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up the duff

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Unknown; the OED states that the phrase was originally Australian. Possibly related to in the pudding club (duff is a type of pudding) and thus related to dough.

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Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, colloquial, slang Pregnant. Lynda up the duff—what odds do you put on that, eh, Mr Clever Dick, eh? That's shut his gob. That's put a crease in his brand-new suit.

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@misc{up_the_duff_2026,
  title = {up the duff},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/up%20the%20duff},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}