Fluff
WordNet
noun
(1) A blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)
(2) Something of little value or significance
(3) Any light downy material
verb
(4) Ruffle (one's hair) by combing towards the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
(5) Erect or fluff up
"The bird ruffled its feathers"
(6) Make a mess of, destroy or ruin
"I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"
"The pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
- Anything inconsequential or superficial.
- That article was basically a bunch of fluff. It didn't say anything substantive.
- Lapse, especially a mistake in an actor’s lines.
- A passive partner in a lesbian relationship.
Synonyms
fuzz, puff BS, cruft, hype, all talk blooper, blunder, boo-boo, defect, error, fault, faux pas, gaffe, lapse, mistake, slip, stumble, thinko ruffle- See also Wikisaurus:error
Verb
- To make something fluffy.
- The cat fluffed its tail.
- To become fluffy.
- To make a mistake in one’s lines