"ball of fluff" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: balls of fluff [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|balls of fluff}} ball of fluff (plural balls of fluff)
  1. Synonym of fluffball (“creature that resembles a ball of fluff”) Synonyms: fluffball [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-ball_of_fluff-en-noun-TdxN6DF1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ball, of, fluff.
    Sense id: en-ball_of_fluff-en-noun-ZvGLkfoR

Inflected forms

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