It means "Designated Ugly Fat Friend". They don'
t have to be any of those, but that doesn'
t mean they don'
t have friends more attractive than them. The DUFF is basically the least attractive one in the group.
"She's cute, but her friends are hotter. She must be the DUFF."
"He'
s the youngest in the
team and acts as the Gatekeeper to the rest of the
team. He's a DUFF."
"That teacher is being left out from other conversations... He's a teacher DUFF."