| 释义 |
▪ I. fluffer|ˈflʌfə(r)|
[f. fluff n.1 + -er1.]
A worker on a railway system (spec. the London Underground) employed to clear the track of refuse (see also quot. 1964).
1956in Shorter Oxf. Dict. Add. 1962Guardian 19 Jan. 9/6 They call them fluffers..because their job is to remove the fluff and dust that gets..on to the rails. 1964Daily Mirror 30 Jan. 18/5 Fluffers... That's the name given to the gangs of women employed to clean the walls of London Underground tunnels during the early hours of the morning.
▪ II. fluffer, n.2 slang (orig. U.S.).
Brit. |ˈflʌfə|, U.S. |ˈfləfər|
[Apparently ‹fluff v.1 + -er suffix1.]
In the pornographic film industry: a person employed to stimulate a male actor to ensure that he has an erection when required. Hence: a person employed to prepare or warm up an audience for another act.
1979Screw 31 Dec. 7/2 One of the black guys was nearly demanding a warm-up, some contrivance to stiffen his johnson before the main event... ‘No fluffers,’ screamed someone. 1991Chicago Tribune 15 Aug. e5/6 Such ‘audience fluffers’ orchestrate applause. 2000I. Edward-Jones My Canapé Hell (2001) x. 264 ‘What have you been doing out there?’ ‘I'm a fluffer,’ she replies, matter of factly taking a swig of wine. 2003Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 10 July e9 Smith, who refers to herself as the evening's ‘fluffer’, is a stand-up comedian. |