Added 8 October 2026
stuff
/stʌf/ noun
In Latin: māteria Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about stuff at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Miscellaneous items or objects; (with possessive) personal effects.
What is all that stuff on your bedroom floor?He didn't want his pockets to bulge so he was walking around with all his stuff in his hands.
- Furniture; goods; domestic vessels or utensils.
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Unspecified things or matters.
I had to do some stuff.
verb
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To fill by packing or crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess.
I'm going to stuff this pillow with feathers.
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To fill a space with (something) in a compressed manner.
He stuffed his clothes into the closet and shut the door.
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To fill with seasoning.
She stuffed the turkey for Thanksgiving using her secret recipe.
Origin
From Middle English stuf, stuffe, from Anglo-Latin stuffa and its etymon Old French estofe, estoffe, estuf, estuffe, stoffe, from estoffer, estofer (“to provide what is necessary, equip, stuff”), borrowed from Old High German stoffōn, from Proto-West Germanic *stoppōn (“to clog up, block, fill”). More at stop.
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