muff n.1
1. the female genitals.
![[UK]](/static/img/flags/uk.png "United Kingdom") | Blurt, Master Constable F2: Mary Muff, will you vp and ride. | |
| Match me in London II i: ‘Is the imbrodered Muffe perfum’d for the Lady?’ ‘Yes forsooth, she neuer put her hand into a sweeter thing.’. | |
| ‘A Whore’ in Works (1869) 111: Here’s a sweet deale of scimble scamble stuffe, / To please my Lady Wagtayle (marry muffe). | |
| Womens sharpe revenge 177 There he saw wonders [...] Lucretiaes Busk, Cleopatraes Fall, and the Muffe of Semiramis. | |
 | ‘Roaring Lad’ in Rawlinson Coll. in (1993) II 920: [She could] pleasure an Earl, For she had a delicate Muff. | |
| Dict. Canting Crew n.p.: Muff, c. a Woman’s Secrets. To the well-wearing of your Muff Mort, c. to the happy Consummation of your Marriage Madam, a Health. | |
| New Canting Dict. [as cit. c.1698]. | |
| , , , | | Universal Etym. Eng. Dict. [as cit. c.1698]. |
| , , | | Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue n.p.: Muff, the private parts of a woman; to the well wearing of your muff, mort; to the happy consummation of your marriage, girl, a health. |
![[Scot]](/static/img/flags/sco.png "Scotland") | ‘Duncan Davidson’ Merry Muses of Caledonia (1965) 144: Meg had a muff and it was rough, Twas black without and red within / An’ Duncan, case he got the cauld, / He stole his highland pintie in. | |
| Lex. Balatronicum [as cit. 1785]. | |
| Grose’s Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue n.p.: muff The monosyllable . To the well wearing of your muff, mort; to the happy consummation of your marriage, girl; a health. | |
| ‘Who’ll Buy a Muff?’ in Funny Songster in Spedding & Watt (eds) Bawdy Songbooks (2011) III 57: Who’ll buy a lady’s muff? / A worn out one that’s ruff / [...] / It once was smooth to stroke and soft, / But it has been strok’d alas! too oft. | |
| Sl. and Its Analogues. | |
![[US]](/static/img/flags/us.png "United States") | in Limerick (1953) 35: His ballocks grew rough / And wrecked his wife’s muff, / And scratched up her thatch in the scrimmage. | |
| (ref. to late 19C) Amer. Madam (1981) 244: That always seemed to please the trade that wanted a face job in a black muff. | |
| Sexus (1969) 65: Florrie and her itchy fur-lined muff. | |
| Limericks 44: She denies me the use of her muff. | |
| Burn, Killer, Burn! 389: One of ‘Christ’s Only People’ pops up and me with my head in the muff. | |
| Jubb (1966) 196: ‘I see that you are offering Muffs for Sale!’ ‘Yes [...] the young lady is twenty one years old, very attractive brunette and she does all services’. | |
| Great Santini (1977) 314: Sh it, Jim Don. Philip turns down more muff than you ever dream about. Girls love his rich little ass. | |
| Ladies’ Man (1985) 127: I started jacking off in earnest while staring at her ass and White Sparrow’s muff. | |
| Muscle for the Wing 159: He’d rather be [...] buried in her muff, exercising a learned tongue. | |
| Observer Mag. 18 July 30: From frozen fannies to money-making muffs... | |
| ‘The Cooter Monologues’ at www.pinkhairedgirl.com 20 Jan. 🌐 Muff. [...] My friend Emily has an actual Aunt Muffie who is a lesbian, which is just fucking awesome. | |
| (con. 1973) Johnny Porno 141: It might be a record, the three times he went down on a muff in two days. | |
| (con. 1980s) Skagboys 40: Went hame n licked the missus oot tae prove thit eh swng baith weys, the retched up ower her muff. |
2. the pubic hair.
| Gossips Braule 5: doll: Doe ye hear, Mistris Bung-breech, Who do you call Whore, pray? bess: Not you goody draggle-tayl with the doggs-Skin muff at your breech. | |
| ‘The Crab-Tree’ in Merry Songs and Ballads (1897) IV 110: I heard the merry Wagg protest, / The Muff between her Haunches, / Resembl’d much a Mag-Pye’s Nest / Between two lofty Branches. | |
| Honest Fellow [as 1707]. | |
| Dict. of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, etc. 210: Oh, the muff! the jolly muff, / Give me off muff great store; / Red, black or brown, divinely rough, / I honour and adore. | |
| ‘Make The Bed!’ in Cockchafer 23: My spirits are in amorous mirth, / As I now view your muff of brown. | |
| ‘Epistle to a Lady’ in The Pearl Oct. 116: A furbelow ... a divine little muff. | |
| Sins of the Cities of the Plain 46: Glimpses of her splendid fat bum, and a soft brown muff. | |
| Roofs of Paris (1983) 195: She’s shaved her ass [...] taking her muff away from her hasn’t done much to cool her pants. | |
| Criminal Sl. (rev. edn). | |
| Baron’s Court All Change (2011) 80: ‘You ginger-muffed whore!’. | |
| Among Thieves 42: He cupped his hand right over her muff. | |
| Garden of Sand (1981) 19: Stella looked down and found him [...] gawking up between her carelessly crossed legs at her big black muff. | |
| (con. 1970) 13th Valley (1983) 505: He could see her fine legs and her soft muff. | |
| letter 22 May Smiling in Slow Motion (2000) 130: He dived under the bubbles so only his muff was showing. | |
| Roger’s Profanisaurus in Viz Apr. 47: muff like your granny’s hat. Descriptive of a particularly hairy otter’s pocket. | |
| Decent Ride 198: It’s the best ginger muff ah’ve seen in ma puff! | |
| in Vulture.com 16 Dec. 🌐 He gazed upon his bride’s naked body, saw her muff, and fled in horror. |
3. a cat.
| Magistrate’s Assistant (3rd edn) 444: To steal a muff. To free a cat. | |
![[Aus]](/static/img/flags/aus.png "Australia") | Sydney Sl. Dict. (2 edn) 2: Cat - A muff. Skinning a Cat - Having a muff. |
4. (US) a woman.
| ‘Tough Luck’ Variety Stage Eng. Plays 🌐 Gee. I loves a muff too. | |
| Vocab. Criminal Sl. 35: There’s a muff in that candy store that can be flopped because she can’t count change. | |
| Argot: Dict. of Und. Sl. | |
| Rebellion of Leo McGuire (1953) 163: A working Johnson’s better off without a steady muff. | |
| Vice Trap 73: They won’t be able to find you with all the muff hanging on you. | |
| Current Sl. II:3 16: Muff, n. A girl. | |
| Dear ‘Herm’ 6: The dawn comes on me that this muff is stinko. | |
| West in Decadence and Other Plays (1985) 94: Let’s scout out what muff walks lonesome streets tonight. | |
| Captains Outrageous 284: ‘We’re on your turf,’ Jim Bob said [...] ‘but we got your muff.’. |
5. (US) a prostitute.
| Vocab. Criminal Sl. 30: drag [...] a main thoroughfare in any community; the main street. [...] ‘The muffs are cruising on the drag tonight’, i.e. soliciting on the street. | |
| Und. Speaks n.p.: Muff, a woman of easy virtue. | |
| et al. DAUL 142/2: Muff. (South) A prostitute or very loose woman. |
6. (US) a beard, a toupee.
| ‘Canada Kid’ in Beef, Iron and Wine (1917) 159: ‘I don’ know nothin’ about that,’ says the party wit’ the white muff. | |
| ‘Teamed with Genius’ in Pat Hobby Stories (1967) 69: I’d like to see if Sam could tell it was a phony muff. |
7. (gay) the anus [camp ext. of sense 1 above].
| Faggots 153: Jam that nigger stick into my pussy muff. |
In compounds
see separate entries.
(US) cunnilingus.
| ‘Catheads [...] and Cho-Cho Sticks’ in Abernethy Bounty of Texas (1990) 210: muff job, n. – oral sex act with a woman. |
1. a prostitute.
| 5000 Adult Sex Words and Phrases 135: muff merchant (Vulg.) 1. A Prostitute. 2. A Pimp. |
2. a pimp.
| 5000 Adult Sex Words and Phrases 135: muff merchant (Vulg.) 1. A Prostitute. 2. A Pimp. | |
| Maledicta IX 148: The compilers ought to have looked farther afield and found: [...] honeyman (procurer or muffmerchant or a kept man). |
one who performs cunnilingus, usu. a lesbian; thus muff munch, munch muff v.; muff-munching adj.
| ‘I’ve Got the Goods’ in Destination: Morgue! (2004) 184: Jack tried to juke her into bed with a muff-munching mulatta. | |
| Be My Enemy 122: You know she’s a lezza [...] a muff-muncher. | |
| ‘Hot-Prowl Rape-O’ in Destination: Morgue! (2004) 297: She munched muff in Malibu and boffed bush in Bel-Air. | |
| Widespread Panic 225: She [...] muff-munched member Mercedes McCambridge on occasion. |
see muff-dive v.
see muff-diving n.
In phrases
see under dive v.