Meaning & use
puffers
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Puffer fish, a type of fish that can inflate its body with water or air as a defense mechanism.
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The aquarium's puffers ballooned up whenever a diver got too close.
She zipped up her puffer before heading out into the snow.
A note on using this word
In casual usage, 'puffers' can also refer to short, puffy insulated jackets, distinct from the fish.
Another way to use it
2. noun
Informal, short for puffer jackets: short, insulated jackets filled with padding.
Everyone at the game was wearing black puffers.
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