Green’s Dictionary of Slang

muff n.1

[its supposed resemblance]

1. the female genitals.

[UK]Middleton Blurt, Master Constable F2: Mary Muff, will you vp and ride.
[UK]Dekker 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.’.
[UK]J. Taylor ‘A Whore’ in Works (1869) 111: Here’s a sweet deale of scimble scamble stuffe, / To please my Lady Wagtayle (marry muffe).
[UK]‘Mary Tattle-well’ Womens sharpe revenge 177 There he saw wonders [...] Lucretiaes Busk, Cleopatraes Fall, and the Muffe of Semiramis.
‘Roaring Lad’ in Rawlinson Coll. in Williams (1993) II 920: [She could] pleasure an Earl, For she had a delicate Muff.
[UK]B.E. 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.
[UK]New Canting Dict. [as cit. c.1698].
[UK]Bailey Universal Etym. Eng. Dict. [as cit. c.1698].
[UK]Grose 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] Burns ‘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.
[UK]Lex. Balatronicum [as cit. 1785].
[UK]Egan 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.
[UK]‘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.
[UK]Farmer & Henley Sl. and Its Analogues.
[US] in G. Legman Limerick (1953) 35: His ballocks grew rough / And wrecked his wife’s muff, / And scratched up her thatch in the scrimmage.
[US] (ref. to late 19C) N. Kimball Amer. Madam (1981) 244: That always seemed to please the trade that wanted a face job in a black muff.
[US]H. Miller Sexus (1969) 65: Florrie and her itchy fur-lined muff.
[UK]‘Count Palmiro Vicarion’ Limericks 44: She denies me the use of her muff.
[US]P. Crump Burn, Killer, Burn! 389: One of ‘Christ’s Only People’ pops up and me with my head in the muff.
[UK]K. Waterhouse 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’.
[US]P. Conroy Great Santini (1977) 314: Sh it, Jim Don. Philip turns down more muff than you ever dream about. Girls love his rich little ass.
[US]R. Price Ladies’ Man (1985) 127: I started jacking off in earnest while staring at her ass and White Sparrow’s muff.
[US]D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 159: He’d rather be [...] buried in her muff, exercising a learned tongue.
[UK]Observer Mag. 18 July 30: From frozen fannies to money-making muffs...
[US] ‘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.
[US](con. 1973) C. Stella Johnny Porno 141: It might be a record, the three times he went down on a muff in two days.
[Scot](con. 1980s) I. Welsh 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.

[UK]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.
[UK] ‘The Crab-Tree’ in Farmer 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.
[UK]‘Bumper Allnight. Esquire’ Honest Fellow [as 1707].
[UK]‘Jon Bee’ 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.
[UK] ‘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.
[UK]Sins of the Cities of the Plain 46: Glimpses of her splendid fat bum, and a soft brown muff.
[US]H. Miller Roofs of Paris (1983) 195: She’s shaved her ass [...] taking her muff away from her hasn’t done much to cool her pants.
[US]Monteleone Criminal Sl. (rev. edn).
[UK]T. Taylor Baron’s Court All Change (2011) 80: ‘You ginger-muffed whore!’.
[US]G. Cuomo Among Thieves 42: He cupped his hand right over her muff.
[US]E. Thompson Garden of Sand (1981) 19: Stella looked down and found him [...] gawking up between her carelessly crossed legs at her big black muff.
[US](con. 1970) J.M. Del Vecchio 13th Valley (1983) 505: He could see her fine legs and her soft muff.
[UK]D. Jarman letter 22 May Smiling in Slow Motion (2000) 130: He dived under the bubbles so only his muff was showing.
[UK]Roger’s Profanisaurus in Viz Apr. 47: muff like your granny’s hat. Descriptive of a particularly hairy otter’s pocket.
[Scot]I. Welsh Decent Ride 198: It’s the best ginger muff ah’ve seen in ma puff!
‘Chelsea G. Summers’ in Vulture.com 16 Dec. 🌐 He gazed upon his bride’s naked body, saw her muff, and fled in horror.

3. a cat.

[UK]J. Archbold Magistrate’s Assistant (3rd edn) 444: To steal a muff. To free a cat.
[Aus]Sydney Sl. Dict. (2 edn) 2: Cat - A muff. Skinning a Cat - Having a muff.

4. (US) a woman.

[US]H.E. Lee ‘Tough Luck’ Variety Stage Eng. Plays 🌐 Gee. I loves a muff too.
[US]Jackson & Hellyer Vocab. Criminal Sl. 35: There’s a muff in that candy store that can be flopped because she can’t count change.
[US]Howsley Argot: Dict. of Und. Sl.
[US]C.B. Davis Rebellion of Leo McGuire (1953) 163: A working Johnson’s better off without a steady muff.
[US]E. Gilbert Vice Trap 73: They won’t be able to find you with all the muff hanging on you.
[US]Current Sl. II:3 16: Muff, n. A girl.
[US]L. Rosten Dear ‘Herm’ 6: The dawn comes on me that this muff is stinko.
[UK]S. Berkoff West in Decadence and Other Plays (1985) 94: Let’s scout out what muff walks lonesome streets tonight.
[US]J. Lansdale Captains Outrageous 284: ‘We’re on your turf,’ Jim Bob said [...] ‘but we got your muff.’.

5. (US) a prostitute.

[US]Jackson & Hellyer 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.
[US]A.J. Pollock Und. Speaks n.p.: Muff, a woman of easy virtue.
[US]Goldin et al. DAUL 142/2: Muff. (South) A prostitute or very loose woman.

6. (US) a beard, a toupee.

[US]J. Lait ‘Canada Kid’ in Beef, Iron and Wine (1917) 159: ‘I don’ know nothin’ about that,’ says the party wit’ the white muff.
[US]F.S. Fitzgerald ‘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].

[US]L. Kramer Faggots 153: Jam that nigger stick into my pussy muff.

In compounds

muff-dive/-diver/-diving

see separate entries.

muff muncher (n.) [munch v.1 (4)]

one who performs cunnilingus, usu. a lesbian; thus muff munch, munch muff v.; muff-munching adj.

[US]J. Ellroy ‘I’ve Got the Goods’ in Destination: Morgue! (2004) 184: Jack tried to juke her into bed with a muff-munching mulatta.
[Scot]C. Brookmyre Be My Enemy 122: You know she’s a lezza [...] a muff-muncher.
[US]J. Ellroy ‘Hot-Prowl Rape-O’ in Destination: Morgue! (2004) 297: She munched muff in Malibu and boffed bush in Bel-Air.
[US]J. Ellroy Widespread Panic 225: She [...] muff-munched member Mercedes McCambridge on occasion.

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