MUFFING

Etymology

In the sexual sense, popularized by Mira Bellwether's 2010 zine "Fucking Trans Women".

Verb

muffing

present participle of muff

Noun

muffing (uncountable)

(slang) Penetration of the inguinal canal (e.g. with a finger, or by pushing the testicle back inside it) as a form of sexual activity among trans women.

Source: Wiktionary


MUFF

Muff, n. Etym: [Cf. LG. muff, D. mof, G., Dan., & Sw. muff, F. moufle mitten, LL. muffula, MHG. mouwe sleeve, D. mouw, and E. muffle, v.]

1. A soft cover of cylindrical form, usually of fur, worn by women to shield the hands from cold.

2. (Mech.)

Definition: A short hollow cylinder surrounding an object, as a pipe.

3. (Glass Manuf.)

Definition: A blown cylinder of glass which is afterward flattened out to make a sheet.

4. Etym: [Perhaps a different word; cf. Prov. E. maffle to slammer.]

Definition: A stupid fellow; a poor-spirited person. [Colloq.] "A muff of a curate." Thackeray.

5. Etym: [See 4.] (Baseball)

Definition: A failure to hold a ball when once in the hands.

6. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The whitethroat. [Prov. Eng.]

Muff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Muffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Muffing.]

Definition: To handle awkwardly; to fumble; to fail to hold, as a ball, in catching it.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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