Stuff
Encyclopedia
Stuff, a slang
term may refer to: items, things, or matter
. Stuff may also refer to:
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Slang
Slang is the use of informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's language or dialect but are considered more acceptable when used socially. Slang is often to be found in areas of the lexicon that refer to things considered taboo...
term may refer to: items, things, or matter
Matter
Matter is a general term for the substance of which all physical objects consist. Typically, matter includes atoms and other particles which have mass. A common way of defining matter is as anything that has mass and occupies volume...
. Stuff may also refer to:
- Stuff (cloth)Stuff (cloth)In the context of materials Stuff can refer to any manufactured material. This is illustrated from a quote by Sir Francis Bacon in his 1658 publication New Atlantis:"Wee have also diverse Mechanicall Arts, which you have not; And Stuffes made by them; As Papers, Linnen, Silks, Tissues; dainty Works...
, woven cloth or fabric, usually woolen (mainly United Kingdom and New Zealand) - StuffingStuffingIn cooking, stuffing or filling is an edible substance or mixture, often a starch, used to fill a cavity in another food item...
, a substance which is often placed in cavities of food items - Stuffed animalStuffed animalA stuffed toy is a toy sewn from cloth, plush, or other textiles, and stuffed with straw, beans, plastic pellets, cotton, synthetic fibres, or other similar materials. Stuffed toys are also known as plush toys A stuffed toy is a toy sewn from cloth, plush, or other textiles, and stuffed with straw,...
, a child's soft toy. - Stuffed or preserved animals, created through the art of taxidermyTaxidermyTaxidermy is the act of mounting or reproducing dead animals for display or for other sources of study. Taxidermy can be done on all vertebrate species of animals, including mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians...
- Stuff.co.nzStuff.co.nzStuff.co.nz is a New Zealand news website owned and operated by Fairfax New Zealand, a subsidiary of the Australian company Fairfax Media. Stuff hosts the websites for Fairfax's New Zealand newspapers, including the country's second and third highest circulation daily newspapers The Dominion Post...
, news portal of Fairfax New Zealand
In computing:
- Bit stuffingBit stuffingIn data transmission and telecommunication, bit stuffing is the insertion of noninformation bits into data...
, the insertion of noninformation bits into computerized data - As a verb, to stuff (compress) files using StuffitStuffItStuffIt is a family of computer software utilities for archiving and compressing files on the Macintosh and Microsoft Windows platforms: it was originally produced for the Macintosh. An old version for Linux and Sun Solaris 2.7 or later is also available...
In music:
- Stuff (album)Stuff (album)Stuff is Holly McNarland's 1997 debut LP album. It features the singles "Elmo," "Coward" and the hit single "Numb."-Track listing:#"Numb" #"Elmo" #"Porno Mouth" #"Water"...
, a 1997 album by Holly McNarland - Stuff (band)Stuff (band)Stuff was a New York-based jazz funk band active in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The members were Gordon Edwards , Richard Tee , Eric Gale , Cornell Dupree , Chris Parker , and later Steve Gadd...
, a 1970s-80s fusion/rhythm and blues music group - Stuff, a 1992 album by Bill WymanBill WymanBill Wyman is an English musician best known as the bass guitarist for the English rock and roll band the Rolling Stones from 1962 until 1992. Since 1997, he has recorded and toured with his own band, Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings...
- "Stuff", a 2000 single by Diamond Rio from the album One More DayOne More Day (album)One More Day is the sixth studio album produced by American country band Diamond Rio. The album was released in 2001. Although its lead-off single "Stuff" peaked at #36 on the Hot Country Songs charts, the title track became popular on radio after the death of Dale Earnhardt, Sr., and eventually...
In popular culture:
- Stuff (magazine)Stuff (magazine)Stuff is a men's magazine featuring reviews of consumer electronics, and other articles of interest to a predominantly male audience.- UK edition :...
, a men's magazine - Stuff (novel), a 1997 novel by Joseph ConnollyJoseph Connolly (author)Joseph Connolly is a British journalist, novelist, non-fiction writer and bibliophile.For many years Connolly was the proprietor of The Flask Bookshop in Hampstead, London. Having started writing fiction rather late in life, he is best known today for his comic novels, especially in France, where...
- The StuffThe StuffThe Stuff is a 1985 American horror film written, produced, and directed by Larry Cohen and starring Michael Moriarty, Garrett Morris, Andrea Marcovicci, and Paul Sorvino. It was also the last film of noted actor Alexander Scourby.-Plot:...
, a 1985 horror/comedy film by Larry Cohen - Stuff (film)Stuff (film)Stuff is a documentary about the house of Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante. It was made in 1993 by Johnny Depp and Gibby Haynes, the lead singer of the Butthole Surfers. Dr. Timothy Leary is also present in the video. The film's main purpose was to depict the chaos of Frusciante's life...
, a 1993 mini-documentary about John Frusciante's life - "Stuff" (How I Met Your Mother), a 2007 episode of the American sitcom How I Met Your Mother
- A flying creature in the game Kya Dark Lineage who guides the heroine where to go and tells her what the next objective is.
- Stuff by Hilary DuffHilary DuffHilary Erhard Duff is an American actress, singer-songwriter, entrepreneur, and author. After working in local theater plays and television commercials in her childhood, she achieved fame playing the title role in the Disney Channel television series Lizzie McGuire. She also reprised her role in...
- a clothing line by the popular songstress. - Stuff (book), a 2005 book by Jeremy StrongJeremy StrongJeremy Strong is a children's author. He has published 77 children's novels. After an eventful childhood Strong left school in 1968 and studied English at York University. He held various vacation jobs, including the infamous bakery where he put the jam in doughnuts. After university he became a...
. - "Stuff" is often used to refer to illegal drugs or narcotics.
In sports:
- In baseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, "stuff" is sometimes used to describe a pitcher's repertoire of pitches and his ability to use those pitches effectively (e.g. "that pitcher has great stuff")