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• what's all that sticky stuff on the carpet?
• the chairs were covered in some sort of plastic stuff.
• this wine is good stuff.
• i don't know how you can eat that stuff!

stuff

1. used to refer to a substance, material, group of objects, etc. when you do not know the name, when the name is not important or when it is obvious what you are talking about
• SEE ALSO foodstuff
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/foodstuff
• What's all that sticky stuff on the carpet?
• The chairs were covered in some sort of plastic stuff.
• This wine is good stuff.
• I don't know how you can eat that stuff!
• They sell stationery and stuff (like that).
• Where's all my stuff (= my possessions)?
• Could you move all that stuff off the table?
• I want to buy some expensive tech stuff.
2. used to refer in a general way to things that people do, say, think, etc.
• Peter's article had lots of interesting stuff in it.
• There's still a lot of cool stuff happening in Manchester.
• I've got loads of stuff to do today.
• I like reading and stuff.
• The band did some great stuff on their first album.
• This is all good stuff. Well done!
• I don't believe in all that stuff about ghosts.
• What's all this ‘Mrs Smith’ stuff? Call me Anna.
• He's done so much stuff and been so many interesting places.
• I've read a whole bunch of stuff by different people over the past few days.
3. the most important feature of something; something that something else is based on or is made from
• SEE ALSO hot stuff
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/hot-stuff
• The trip was magical; the stuff of which dreams are made.
• Parades and marches were the very stuff of politics in the region.
• Connor's story is the stuff of legend.
• the stuff of dreams/nightmares
• Let’s see what stuff you’re made of (= what sort of person you are).
4. to have a stronger character and to be more determined in dealing with problems than other people
• Many would have given up, but Tim was made of sterner stuff.
5. used to tell somebody not to worry about small details or things that are not important
6. to do what you are good at or what you have been trained to do
• Some members of the team are just not doing their stuff (= doing as well as they should).
• The medicine has clearly done its stuff.
7. something that is so easy to do or understand that it is thought to be not very serious or only suitable for children
• That was kids' stuff compared with what lies ahead.
• The movie is pure kids' stuff from beginning to end.
8. to know a lot about a particular subject or job
9. to not care at all about something
10. to proudly show your ability, especially at dancing or performing
• strutting your stuff to the latest chart hits
11. used to say that something is stupid or not true

Word Origin

• Middle English (denoting material for making clothes): shortening of Old French estoffe ‘material, furniture’, estoffer ‘equip, furnish’, from Greek stuphein ‘draw together’.