How common is the word "muff"? (in US-english)

[Yakis0ba]

This just makes me think of how much slang can change. As an avid fan of baseball history, I'm reminded of two infamous player errors from the 1910s: Snodgrass's Muff and Merkle's Boner.
The words just meant "dumb mistake" back in the day.

 

[DeMarcus16]

Ill just say this, THE ONLY time I have EVER heard muff used was in that 70's show.

That's because "muff" was a VERY common term in the 70's. (From an old guy)

 

[Tartare]

(For what it's worth, 'meuf' (phonetically identical to 'muff') is French slang for woman, although the origin has nothing to do with English)

 

[lazymunchlax]

Colour me, the Englishguy clueless, who just learned Muff means hair to you people, rather than Cunt as it does to me.

 

[apatheticcreative]

The word "muff" conjures the mental image of 1980's VHS porn to me. I suppose if that's the image you're going for it's a great word to use, otherwise it's out of favor today.

 

[Diconica]

In US English never heard it used.

You never heard of muff-diving? I thought anyone over 15 in the US heard the term.

 

[Diconica]

There are a lot of terms for pubic hair.
Pubes, muff. peach fuzz, Bush, fuzz,beaver, rug, grass, grassy ...
In truth you could have people different ages use different terms. That would be more accurate.