boilerplate vs stuff

boilerplate

noun
  • Syndicated material. 

  • A sheet of copper or steel used in the construction of a boiler. 

  • The rating plate or nameplate required to be affixed to a boiler by the Boiler Explosions Act (1882). 

  • Standard text or program code used routinely and added with a text editor or word processor; text of a legal or official nature added to documents or labels. 

  • Hard, icy snow which may be dangerous to ski on. 

  • Formulaic or hackneyed language. 

  • A plate attached to industrial machinery, identifying information such as manufacturer, model number, serial number, and power requirements. 

verb
  • To store (standard text) so that it can easily be retrieved for reuse. 

adj
  • Describing text or other material of a standard or routine nature. 

  • Used to refer to a non-functional spacecraft used to test configuration and procedures. 

stuff

noun
  • The tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object. 

  • Refuse or worthless matter; hence, also, foolish or irrational language. 

  • Narcotic drugs, especially heroin. 

  • Paper stock ground ready for use. When partly ground, it is called half stuff. 

  • Used as placeholder, usually for material of unknown type or name. 

  • Miscellaneous items or objects; (with possessive) personal effects. 

  • Unspecified things or matters. 

  • A melted mass of turpentine, tallow, etc., with which the masts, sides, and bottom of a ship are smeared for lubrication. 

  • Abstract/figurative substance or character. 

verb
  • To cut off another competitor in a race by disturbing his projected and committed racing line (trajectory) by an abrupt manoeuvre. 

  • To compress (a file or files) in the StuffIt format, to be unstuffed later. 

  • To fill with seasoning. 

  • To fill a space with (something) in a compressed manner. 

  • To break; to destroy. 

  • To load goods into (a container) for transport. 

  • To fill by packing or crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess. 

  • To sate. 

  • To form or fashion by packing with the necessary material. 

  • To preserve a dead bird or other animal by filling its skin. 

  • To obstruct, as any of the organs; to affect with some obstruction in the organs of sense or respiration. 

  • To heavily defeat or get the better of. 

  • Used to contemptuously dismiss or reject something. See also stuff it. 

  • To sexually penetrate. 

  • To eat, especially in a hearty or greedy manner. 

How often have the words boilerplate and stuff occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )