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# tesar
## Catalan
### Etymology

From tes (“tight”), or possibly from a Vulgar Latin *tēnsāre, from Latin tēnsus, perfect passive participle of tendō.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [təˈza]
* IPA: (Valencia) [teˈzaɾ]
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

### Verb

tesar (first-person singular present teso, first-person singular preterite tesí, past participle tesat); root stress: (Central, Balearic) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/
* (transitive) to tighten, tauten
** 2011, Daniel Closa i Autet, 100 invents que han canviat el món:Si posem la fletxa ben col·locada i tesem l'arc, el que fem és acumular una bona quantitat d'energia que, en deixar-la anar, s'alliberarà de cop i empenyerà la fletxa a gran velocitat.If we position the arrow well and tauten the bow, what we do is accumulate a good quantity of energy which, in letting go, is released at once and thrusts the arrow forward at high velocity.

#### Conjugation
### Further reading

* “tesar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tesařь.

### Noun

tȅsār m (Cyrillic spelling те̏са̄р)
* carpenter

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “tesar”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin *tēnsāre, from Latin tēnsus, perfect passive participle of tendō.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /teˈsaɾ/ [t̪eˈsaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: te‧sar

### Verb

tesar (first-person singular present teso, first-person singular preterite tesé, past participle tesado)
* (nautical) to sweat
    Synonym: atesar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Related terms

* tender
* tieso

### Further reading

* “tesar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
# calcium oxide
## English
### Noun

calcium oxide (uncountable)
* (inorganic chemistry) A white powderous substance, CaO, normally made by heating calcium carbonate.

#### Synonyms

* burnt lime, lime, quicklime
# αποφυλακίσεις
## Greek
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.po.fi.laˈci.sis/
* Hyphenation: α‧πο‧φυ‧λα‧κί‧σεις

### Noun

αποφυλακίσεις • (apofylakíseis) f
* nominative/accusative/vocative plural of αποφυλάκιση (apofylákisi)

### Verb

αποφυλακίσεις • (apofylakíseis)
* second-person singular dependent active of αποφυλακίζω (apofylakízo)
# mesele
## English
### Etymology

From Middle English mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Norman mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Old French mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Late Latin misellus (“leper”), from miser (“wretched, wretch”) + -ellus (“-elle”). Doublet of measles.

### Adjective

mesele
* Obsolete form of mesel in its various senses.

### Noun

mesele (plural meseles)
* Obsolete form of mesel in its various senses.

### References

* “† mesel, adj. and n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022.

### Anagrams

* Semele, melees, mêlées

## Crimean Tatar
### Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَسْأَلَة (masʔala)

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: me‧se‧le

### Noun

mesele
* problem, difficulty
* case

#### Declension
### References

* “mesele”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

## Turkish
### Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مسئله (mes'ele), from Arabic مَسْأَلَة (masʔala).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /me.se.le/
* Hyphenation: me‧se‧le

### Noun

mesele (definite accusative meseleyi, plural meseleler or (dated) mesail)
* matter (an affair, condition, or subject)
    Synonym: mevzu
* issue, problem
    Synonyms: sorun, problem, mevzu

#### Declension
### References

* Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “mesele”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

## Turkmen
### Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَسْأَلَة (masʔala).

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: me‧se‧le

### Noun

mesele (definite accusative meseläni, plural meseleler)
* question
* problem

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “mesele” in Enedilim.com
* “mesele” in Webonary.org
# nvell
## Maltese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian nivellu. Doublet of livell.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /(ɪ)nˈvɛll/

### Noun

nvell m (plural nvelli)
* spirit level

### Adverb

nvell
* on a par, on a level

### Related terms

* nvella
# officialisez
## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɔ.fi.sja.li.ze/
* Audio:(file)

### Verb

officialisez
* inflection of officialiser:
** second-person plural present indicative
** second-person plural imperative
# wandelnd
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Participle

wandelnd
* present participle of wandeln

### Adjective

wandelnd (strong nominative masculine singular wandelnder, not comparable)
* walking (heavily characterized by a given trait)
    eine wandelnde Enzyklopädie ― a walking encyclopedia (a person knowledgeable in many areas)
# analogizm
## Polish
### Etymology

From analogia +‎ -izm. First attested in 1825.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.naˈlɔ.ɡizm/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔɡizm
* Syllabification: a‧na‧lo‧gizm

### Noun

analogizm m inan
* analogism (inferencing by analogy)

#### Related terms

* analogiczny
* analogowy
* analogicznie
* analogowo
* analog
* analogat
* analogia
* analogiczność
* analogon
* analogizować

### References

* ↑ Wincenty Szczucki (1825) Propedeutyka do nauk medycyny‎ (in Polish), page 72

### Further reading

* analogizm in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “analogizm”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 34
* analogizm in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
# suffigation
## English
### Etymology

From the present stem of Latin suffīgō (“I fasten onto”) +‎ -ation. The formation on the Latin present stem is unusual; perhaps originally an innovation in German.

### Noun

suffigation (plural suffigations)
* (linguistics, rare) Synonym of suffixation
    Antonym: prefigation
# επιχορηγήθηκα
## Greek
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /e.pi.xo.ɾiˈʝi.θi.ka/
* Hyphenation: ε‧πι‧χο‧ρη‧γή‧θη‧κα

### Verb

επιχορηγήθηκα • (epichorigíthika)
* first-person singular simple past of επιχορηγούμαι (epichorigoúmai), the passive of επιχορηγώ (epichorigó)
# いしじま
## Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of いしじま – see the following entry. :
| 【石島】 | [proper noun] a surname |
(This term, いしじま (ishijima), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) :
# ggaffa
## Maltese
### Etymology

Denominal verb of gaffa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /(ɪ)ɡˈɡaf.fa/

### Verb

ggaffa (imperfect jiggaffa, past participle ggaffat or gaffat, verbal noun ggaffar or gaffar)
* to be bent (with old age)

#### Related terms

* gaffa
# calclithite
## English
### Noun

calclithite (plural calclithites)
* A type of sandstone predominantly composed of carbonate rock fragments.
# Tōhō
## Japanese
### Romanization

Tōhō
* Rōmaji transcription of とうほう
# drops a hint
## English
### Verb

drops a hint
* third-person singular simple present indicative of drop a hint
# borróg
## Irish
### Etymology

From borr +‎ -óg.

### Noun

borróg f (genitive singular borróige, nominative plural borróga)
* bun
    Synonyms: bonnóg, pocaid
* cupcake
    Synonym: cístín cupa
* sprout

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
borróg
borróga
vocative
a bhorróg
a bhorróga
genitive
borróige
borróg
dative
borróg borróig (archaic, dialectal)
borróga
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an bhorróg
na borróga
genitive
na borróige
na mborróg
dative
leis an mborróg leis an mborróig (archaic, dialectal) don bhorróg don bhorróig (archaic, dialectal)
leis na borróga :

#### Derived terms

* borróg bhurgair (“burger bun”)
* borróg charraigeach (“rock-bun”)
* borróg shiúcra (“sticky bun”)

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “borróg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

### Further reading

* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “borróg”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “borróg”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025
# scrape someone off the ceiling
## English
### Pronunciation

* Audio (US):(file)

### Verb

scrape someone off the ceiling (third-person singular simple present scrapes someone off the ceiling, present participle scraping someone off the ceiling, simple past and past participle scraped someone off the ceiling)
* (idiomatic) Used to describe the response to someone who is either experiencing great pain, who is very frightened, or is very elated.
** 1979, A History of Cancer Control in the United States, 1946-1971:He would come over to my office at least once a week and explode because somebody had been after him. And I would scrape him off the ceiling and send him back until the next week.
** 1983, Michael Skinner, USAFE, a primer of modern air combat in Europe, page 8:Occasionally, however, they will get a real thriller, and when the horn goes off at a particularly suspenseful point, they say you can scrape the pilots off the ceiling.
** 1992, Jasmine Cresswell, Nowhere to Hide, page 200:Do you think you could scrape yourself off the ceiling long enough for us to get some sleep?
** 2001, G.C. Rosenquist, The Opening And Closing Of The Moon, page 9:It made my inner self so excited I had to think of baseball or they'd be scraping me off the ceiling.
** 2007, James Kirkwood, P.S. Your Cat Is Dead:No, you'd have to scrape me off the ceiling.
** 2007, Harvard Business School Alumni Bulletin:I spoke with Kip the other day, and you could scrape him off the ceiling with the obvious pride and excitement he shares with Kinsley.
** 2011, John White, Parents in Pain, page 64:Barbara Johnson of Melodyland wrote to me about her Spatula Club. "You need a bit of humor. Parents have to be scraped off the ceiling when they first find out. So we make these little spatulas. . . . "
** 2012, Dr. Brian La Trobe, Of Diamonds and Dentistry, page 368:Expose a pulp or so called “nerve” of an adult tooth accidently, without an anaesthetic, and you will have to scrape your patient off the ceiling.
** 2018, Written Off, page Paul Carroll:Chapman, you could have scraped me off the ceiling.

#### Usage notes

* Usually used in phrases such as "have to scrape (someone) off the ceiling" or "could scrape (someone) off the ceiling".

### See also

* hit the roof
# επιχορήγησα
## Greek
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /e.pi.xoˈɾi.ʝi.sa/
* Hyphenation: ε‧πι‧χο‧ρή‧γη‧σα

### Verb

επιχορήγησα • (epichorígisa)
* first-person singular simple past active indicative of επιχορηγώ (epichorigó)
# B@SideTrunkhigh-PalmDown-B@SideTrunkhigh-PalmDown RoundVertSidetoside-RoundVertSidetoside
## American Sign Language
### Etymology

Initial B of English behave combined with ASL C@SideTrunkhigh-PalmDown-C@SideTrunkhigh-PalmDown RoundVertSidetoside-RoundVertSidetoside (“to act”).

### Production

* This entry needs a photograph or drawing for illustration. Please try to find a suitable image on Wikimedia Commons or upload one there yourself!
* This two-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
** Posture the nondominant hand in the “B” handshape in front of and beside the trunk, nondominant palm facing down. Posture the dominant hand in the “B” handshape in front of and beside the trunk, dominant palm facing down.
** Swing both hands repeatedly from side to side in valley-shaped arcs, each hand moving simultaneously with the other hand toward each side.

### Verb

‌If you can, please upload a png or jpg image showing the production of this sign. (ASL gloss: ACT)
* to behave

### Noun

‌If you can, please upload a png or jpg image showing the production of this sign. (ASL gloss: ACTION)
* behavior
# galvaniżmu
## Maltese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian galvanismo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡal.vaˈniːz.mu/

### Noun

galvaniżmu m
* galvanism

#### Related terms

* galvanajżer
* galvaniku
* galvanist (galvanista)
* galvanizzatur
* galvanizzazzjoni
* galvanografija
* galvanoloġija
* galvanometru
* galvanoplastika
* galvanoskopju
* ggalvanizza
# glúaistis
## Old Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɡluːa̯sʲtʲisʲ]

### Verb

·glúaistis
* third-person plural imperfect indicative/past subjunctive of glúaisid

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
# monzonorite
## English
### Noun

monzonorite (countable and uncountable, plural monzonorites)
* A charnockitic monzodiorite.
# plná moc
## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [pl̩naː mot͡s]

### Noun

plná moc f
* power of attorney

#### Derived terms

* zplnomocnit

#### Related terms

* zplnomocněnec m
* zplnomocnění n
* zplnomocněný
# pessimisme
## Catalan
### Noun

pessimisme m (uncountable)
* pessimism
    Antonym: optimisme

#### Related terms

* pèssim
* pessimista

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Pessimismus or French pessimisme.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pɛ.siˈmɪs.mə/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: pes‧si‧mis‧me
* Rhymes: -ɪsmə

### Noun

pessimisme n (uncountable)
* pessimism
    Synonym: optimisme

#### Related terms

* pessimist
* pessimistisch

### References

* van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “pessimisme”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

## French
### Etymology

From Latin pessimus (“worst”) + -isme.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pɛ.si.mism/ ~ /pɛ.si.mizm/ ~ /pe.si.mism/ ~ /pe.si.mizm/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

pessimisme m (plural pessimismes)
* pessimism (general belief that bad things will happen)
    Antonym: optimisme

#### Related terms

* pessimiste

#### Descendants

* → Turkish: pesimizm

### Further reading

* “pessimisme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Latin pessimus.

### Noun

pessimisme m (definite singular pessimismen)
* pessimism

#### Antonyms

* optimisme

#### Related terms

* pessimist
* pessimistisk

### References

* “pessimisme” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Latin pessimus.

### Noun

pessimisme m (definite singular pessimismen)
* pessimism

#### Antonyms

* optimisme

#### Related terms

* pessimist
* pessimistisk

### References

* “pessimisme” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
# тын
## Adyghe
### Pronunciation

* (Adyghe dialect) IPA: [tən]

### Verb

тын • (tən) (intransitive)
* to pay
    кӏалэр матэ ― kʼalɛr matɛ ― The boy is paying.
    кӏалэм ахъшэ итын фай ― kʼalɛm aχšɛ jitən faj ― The boy must pay money.
    кӏалэм ахъшэ итэгъ ― kʼalɛm aχšɛ jitɛğ ― The boy paid money.
    утын фай ― wutən faj ― You must pay
    кӏалэм ахъшэ еты ― kʼalɛm aχšɛ jetə ― The boy is paying money.
    ахъшэ ты ― aχšɛ tə ― Pay money.

## Eastern Mari
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tən/
* Rhymes: -ən
* Hyphenation: тын

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Tatar тын (tın).

#### Noun

тын • (tyn)
* breath

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

Borrowed via Chuvash тӗн (tĕn) from Arabic دِين (dīn).

#### Noun

тын • (tyn)
* religion

##### Declension
### References

* J. Bradley et al. (2023) “тын”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna

## Mariupol Greek
### Etymology

Contraction of аты́н (atýn). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [tɨn]
* Hyphenation: тын

### Pronoun

тын • (tyn) (emphatic form аты́н)
* they

#### Declension
### References

* G. A. Animica, M. P. Galikbarova (2013) Румеку глоса‎, Donetsk, page 4

## Russian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic тꙑнъ (tynŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tynъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [tɨn]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɨn

### Noun

тын • (tyn) m inan (genitive ты́на, nominative plural тыны́, genitive plural тыно́в)
* fence (especially one made of twigs)
    Synonyms: забо́р (zabór), частоко́л (častokól)

#### Related terms
##### Borrowed

* -тон (-ton)
** бадминто́н m (badmintón)
** Нью́тон (Nʹjúton)

### References

* Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “тын”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
* Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “тын”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa

## Southern Altai
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *tï̄n.

### Noun

тын • (tïn)
* soul, spirit

### References

N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “тын”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN

## Tuvan
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *dɨ̄n (“spirit”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tʰɯn/

### Noun

тын • (tın) (definite accusative тынны, plural тыннар)
* life
* spirit, soul

#### Synonyms

* амы (amı)

#### Related terms

* тынар (tınar, “to breathe”)
# αργοπόρησα
## Greek
### Verb

αργοπόρησα • (argopórisa)
* first-person singular simple past of αργοπορώ (argoporó)
# decenol
## English
### Noun

decenol (plural decenols)
* (organic chemistry) Any aliphatic alcohol that has ten carbon atoms and one double bond
# galvanoplastika
## Maltese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian galvanoplastica.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡal.va.nɔpˈlaːs.tɪ.ka/

### Noun

galvanoplastika f
* galvanoplasty

#### Related terms

* galvanajżer
* galvaniku
* galvanist (galvanista)
* galvaniżmu
* galvanizzatur
* galvanizzazzjoni
* galvanografija
* galvanoloġija
* galvanometru
* galvanoskopju
* ggalvanizza
# tiada
## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Malay tiada, a blend of tidak (“not, do not, no”) +‎ ada (“to exist; to have”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /tiˈada/ [t̪iˈa.da]
* Rhymes: -ada
* Syllabification: ti‧a‧da

### Preposition

tiada
* there is no, there are no
    Synonym: tidak ada
    Tiada orang di jalan ini.There is no one on this street.(literally, “There are no people on this street.”)

### Pronoun

tiada
* (used in a phrase only) nothing
    Synonym: tidak ada
    Tiada yang bisa menyelamatkanku.Nothing can save me.

### Adverb

tiada
* (emphatic) Synonym of tidak

#### Usage notes

It's mostly a literary term.

### Further reading

* “tiada” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Malay
### Etymology

Blend of tidak (“not”) +‎ ada (“to exist; to have; to be”).

### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -ada

### Preposition

tiada (Jawi spelling تياد)
* Alternative form of tidak ada
# cryobiological
## English
### Etymology

From cryo- +‎ biological.

### Adjective

cryobiological (not comparable)
* (biology) Of or pertaining to cryobiology

#### Derived terms

* cryobiologically
# inghilese
## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /in.ɡiˈle.se/, /in.ɡiˈle.ze/
* Rhymes: -ese, -eze
* Hyphenation: in‧ghi‧lé‧se

### Adjective

inghilese (plural inghilesi)
* (obsolete) Alternative form of inglese

### Noun

inghilese m or f by sense (plural inghilesi)
* (obsolete) Alternative form of inglese

### References

* 1 2 inghilese in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
# άργασα
## Greek
### Verb

άργασα • (árgasa)
* first-person singular simple past of αργάζω (argázo)
# baştan
## Gagauz
### Adverb

baştan
* at first

### Noun

baştan
* singular ablative of baş

### Further reading

* Kopuşçu M. İ. , Todorova S. A. , Kiräkova T.İ., editors (2019), “baştan”, in Gagauzça-rusça sözlük: klaslar 5-12, Komrat: Gagauziya M.V. Maruneviç adına Bilim-Aaraştırma merkezi, →ISBN, page 28

## Turkish
### Noun

baştan
* singular ablative of baş

### Adverb

baştan
* from scratch, from the beginning
    Synonym: sıfırdan
    Hikâyeyi baştan anlattım.I narrated the story from scratch.

#### Derived terms

* baştan sona
* baştan başa
* baştan başlamak
# gannaċ
## Maltese

* Root
* g-n-ċ
* 2 terms

### Etymology

Denominal verb of ganċ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡan.nat͡ʃ/

### Verb

gannaċ (imperfect jgannaċ, past participle mgannaċ)
* (Qala) to crochet

#### Related terms

* ganċ
* gganċja
# overdracht
## Dutch
### Etymology

From over +‎ dracht or overdragen +‎ -t.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈoː.vərˌdrɑxt/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: over‧dracht

### Noun

overdracht f (plural overdrachten, diminutive overdrachtje n)
* transfer
    Synonyms: transfer, overdraging
* (Freudianism, psychoanalysis) transference
* (medicine) transmission
    Synonym: transmissie

#### Derived terms

* eigendomsoverdracht
* overdrachtelijk
# fluffer
## English
### Etymology

From fluff +‎ -er.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈflʌfə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (General American) IPA: /ˈflʌfɚ/
* Rhymes: -ʌfə(ɹ)

### Noun

fluffer (plural fluffers)
* Someone or something that fluffs (in various senses).
** 1993, Design, numbers 533-539, page 38:Woe betide the camera-shy or the fluffers of lines.
** 2009, Sunny Schwartz, Dreams from the Monster Factory:To them, we were the dope-smuggling hippie liberals, the prisoner lovers, the pillow fluffers. To us, they were the sadistic, mean-spirited, right-wing thugs.
* (pornography) One who arouses male pornographic actors before filming.
    Synonym: fluff girl
** 1991, Robert Reeves, Peeping Thomas, →ISBN, page 112:"This isn't MGM. I don't do this full-time," she said. "During production, I'm the AD. Occasionally, I fill in as a fluffer."
* (UK) One who is employed to clean the tracks in the tunnels of the London Underground.
* One who promotes or publicizes, especially one who makes something seem better or more important than it is.
** 2007, Christopher Brookmyre, Attack of the Unsinkable Rubber Ducks, →ISBN, page 111:Thus it was only as I approached the table that I discovered Lafayette hovering behind the chair next to mine, accompanied by Easy Mather, as well as their new best friend and Lafayette's personal fluffer, Jillian Noble.
** 2011, Barbara Ruben, The Principal’S Office: An Inside Story, →ISBN, page 38:There is always a “fluffer” who will posture for “good girl, good boy” attention, who will bring up some off-topic item—“good food drive effort” or “great basketball game the other night.”
** 2013, Bettany Hughes, Helen of Troy: Goddess, Princess, Whore, →ISBN, page 148:. In many retellings of the story, Aphrodite acts as Helen's fluffer.
* (Internet slang) A dog.
** 2017 April 23, Jessica Boddy, “Dogs Are Doggos: An Internet Language Built Around Love For The Puppers”, in NPR All Tech Considered‎:DoggoLingo, sometimes referred to as doggo-speak, "seems to be quite lexical, there are a lot of distinctive words that are used," says Internet linguist Gretchen McCulloch. "It's cutesier than others, too. Doggo, woofer, pupper, pupperino, fluffer — those have all got an extra suffix on the end to make them cuter."

#### Derived terms

* mattress fluffer

#### Translations
### Further reading

* fluffer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Fluffer (London Underground) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* refluff