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fluff vs botch

botch vs fluff

fluff and botch both are nouns.

fluff and botch both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fluff Yes No Yes No
botch Yes No Yes No
As nouns, botch is a hypernym of fluff; that is, botch is a word with a broader meaning than fluff:
  • fluff: a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)
  • botch: an embarrassing mistake
Other hypernyms of fluff include bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall.
As verbs, fluff and botch are synonyms defined as:
  • fluff and botch: make a mess of, destroy or ruin
fluff (noun) botch (noun)
a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines) an embarrassing mistake
something of little value or significance
any light downy material
fluff (verb) botch (verb)
ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect make a mess of, destroy or ruin
erect or fluff up
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
Difference between fluff and botch

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