scuff

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a slipper that has no fitting around the heel
  2. noun the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet)
  3. verb walk without lifting the feet

Etymology

From Scots scuff (“to touch lightly, graze, hit”), of obscure origin. Perhaps from Old Norse skúfa (“to shove, push aside”), from Proto-Germanic *skeubaną (“to shove”). Or, perhaps imitative. More at shove.

In classic literature

Synonyms

mule

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