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duffer::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | clumsy person |
as a golfer he was only a duffer.
Examples of duffer
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It was that way when he couldn't hit a ball any straighter than a weekend duffer.
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The weekend duffer might be incapable of hitting a shot under those circumstances.
From the washingtonpost.com
The old duffer revealed Dave's family retainer was recently invited to Chequers for lunch.
From the mirror.co.uk
God turns out to be a bit of a duffer but that's OK because the English prefer amateurs.
From the guardian.co.uk
Jordan was too much the celebrity and duffer to be bothered with mundane scouting duties.
From the washingtontimes.com
Fellow comedian and fellow duffer George Lopez was one of the bidders.
From the signonsandiego.com
I've joined a class and I have to say it gets a massive thumbs up from this old duffer.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
Small firms are wary of hiring for fear they will be stuck with a duffer.
From the economist.com
No duffer, but a wonderfully inventive show that makes the audience into co-conspirators.
From the guardian.co.uk
- An incompetent or clumsy person; "as a golfer he was only a duffer"
- An incompetent or clumsy person; A player having little skill, especially a golfer who duffs; A pedlar or hawker, especially one selling cheap or substandard goods; Cheap or substandard goods sold by a duffer; A cattle thief; one who alters the brands of cattle; comparative form of duff: ...
- (DUFFERS) Cheats who pretend to deal in smuggled goods, stopping all country people, or such as they think they can impose on; which they frequently do, by selling them cheap goods at double their current price.
- Anybody who can beat you three times in a row.
- A golfer whose actual score on any given hole is ordinarily more than twice his or her reported score.
- Refers to a player who isn't very good. Also known by some as a "patzer", "woodpusher", or "fish", which is a nicer term than the one used by the Chess Glossary Team. They'd call 'em "$#%T!"
- A weak chess player, also referred to as a "fish", "patzer" or "woodpusher."
- A poor golfer. This term is reserved for experienced golfers who still play poorly.
- (aka: "hacker") a golfer who lacks any real skill or who is likely to have a number of duffs throughout the course of a round of golf.
