ruff

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Fitzjohn's Primary School in Hampstead was also shortlisted with the joke: "Gnasher tried to open a store. Business was ruff!"

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2025

A striking tulle ruff neck adornment opened the show, paving the way for pieces like an A-line black mini dress that captured the essence of a ballerina silhouette.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2024

It can be ruff for some postal workers — especially when they’re dealing with dogs in California.

From Washington Times • Jun. 5, 2023

Its enormous fur collar framed her face like some kind of modern-day ruff and gave her presence heightened significance.

From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2023

He whispered to a goblin page boy in a ruff, “Start pedaling the motor for the champagne fountain.”

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin