Rhymes With Stuff

Rhymes with “Stuff”
     By Dane Smith-Johnsen

Bluff is a cliff that above land is laid.
Bluffs are charades to win card games played.
Buff is a tint between white and brown.
Buff shines stuff; rub a soft-cloth around.

Duff with raisins is a pudding that's stiff.
Huffing and puffing might cause moods’ shift.
Fluff is stuff that flies when pillow splits.
Fluff is spare language, added tidbits.

Cuff is hitting or playing too rough.
Instant speech is “talking off the cuff.”
Gruff are the words folks say to sound tough.
Guff is gobbledegook's made up stuff. 

Muffs warming fingers used to be hip.
Now a day people don't give a flip.
Scuffs are boo-boos found on feet that slip.
Snuff is brown stuff not found in kid's lips. 

Buff, cuff, duff, huff, fluff, gruff, bluff and ****
Puff, guff, scuff, scruff, all rhyming with stuff,
Some have two meanings, others one.
That's enough rough tough rhyming word fun!


Dedicated to Hunter G. Jackson, a kindergarten student who loves to rhymes words.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Brown Avatar
September 8, 2009 at 4:21 AM
Wow you gave him a mouthful to say when he reads this. Beautiful Dane Ann. LOve, Carol
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September 7, 2009 at 3:54 PM
What a witty play on words, Dane! Love this kind of "stuff." Love you, Carolyn Mail for you
Knop Avatar
September 7, 2009 at 2:41 PM
Nicely done, Dane. Cute playing with words! And thanks for your warm comment. Love, Gert
Fraser Avatar
September 7, 2009 at 12:53 PM
Made me chuckle this lovely piece Dane, i bet the young man will be pleased to view this nice poem>>James
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September 7, 2009 at 12:30 PM
haha, cute poem! I enjoyed every last line. ~Jen~
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