chuff
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chuff¹
- /t͡ʃʌf/ US, UK
- /t͡ʃɐf/ Australia, New Zealand
- /t͡ʃʊf/ Northern England
Sounds like chough · Rhymes with -ʌf
Where it comes from
15th century, dialectal, from Middle English chuffe (“a rustic, boor”), in noun sense “stupid fellow”. Adjective sense “surly, displeased” from 1832.
adjective more chuff · most chuff
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Surly; annoyed; displeased; disgruntled.
He refused to subscribe, he who had always given so largely to the cause; he was chuff, haughty, overbearing, and seemed bent upon antagonising every prominent suggestion that was made.
Similar: chuffy
- stupid; churlish; loutish. such chuff Fellows , who would not willingly allow their Children any Pleasures
adverb more chuff · most chuff
- In a chuff manner. Macbeth when he talk'd very chuff About fighting -- how soon he got floor'd With a yard of cold steel by Macduff, And mine was that Wonderful Sword.
noun chuffs
- A coarse or stupid fellow. Hang ye, gorbellied knaves, are ye undone? / No, ye fat chuffs, I would your store were here!
chuff²
- /t͡ʃʌf/ US, UK
- /t͡ʃɐf/ Australia, New Zealand
- /t͡ʃʊf/ Northern England
Sounds like chough · Rhymes with -ʌf
Where it comes from
Onomatopoeic. Compare chug and puff.
verb chuffs · chuffing · chuffed
- To make noisy puffing sounds, as of a steam locomotive. The horses stumbled along, coughing and chuffing.
- To break wind.
- Of a powder, propellant, or explosive charge: to become extinguished and reignited intermittently. 1967 Leo Allen Lukenas: The ignition transient in small solid propellant rocket motors. Princeton University Double base propellants often require ignition pressures of as much as 400 psia to avoid the problem of chuffing or hangfires.
noun chuffs
- Superfluous small talk that is free of conflict, offers no character development, description or insight, and does not advance the story or plot.
- A noisy puffing sound. Then the brass bell on top of the boiler rings out and a single massive chuff! of steam issues from the bowels of the loco. Then another chuff! – a blast of steam – another chuff! and the huge drive shafts tighten against the wheels.
- A breathy noise produced by a tiger, similar in function to a cat's purr.
chuff³
- /t͡ʃʌf/ US, UK
- /t͡ʃɐf/ Australia, New Zealand
- /t͡ʃʊf/ Northern England
Sounds like chough · Rhymes with -ʌf
Where it comes from
1520s, in sense “swollen with fat”; circa 1860, British dialect, in sense “pleased”. Possibly related to “coarse, stupid, fat-headed” sense (see etymology 1 above). Or, perhaps a euphemistic alteration of fuck or another expletive.
adjective more chuff · most chuff
- Pleased, proud.
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Swollen with fat.
Similar: chuffy
- Chubby.
noun chuffs
- The vagina.
- The anus. The car behind was following too close — it was right up my chuff.
verb chuffs · chuffing · chuffed
- Used as a replacement for obscenities, particularly fuck. Oh chuff off! I'm so chuffing fed up with all of the spam posts on my timeline.
Translations
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noun a coarse or stupid fellow
| Français | glandu, mou du bulbe |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | ungehobelter Kerl, Flegel |
| Русский | мужла́н mužlán, грубия́н grubiján |
verb to make noisy puffing sounds
| Deutsch | schnaufen |
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title = {chuff},
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