furfur/ˈfɜːfə/EtymologyFrom Latin furfur (“bran”), reduplication of *fur, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰur-, metathesis of *gʰrus- (compare Lithuanian grū́sti (“to grind (barley)”), Ancient Greek χρώς (khrṓs, “skin, husk”)).furfur means a particle of dandruff. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.nouna particle of dandruffdandruff“‘Aye,’ said WS, still in bed, scratching his baldness, examining the furfur in his fingernails.”