guff
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guff
- /ɡʌf/ US, UK
- /ɡɐf/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ɡʊf/ Northern England
Rhymes with -ʌf
Where it comes from
Onomatopoeic. Compare Norwegian gufs (“puff of wind”), guffa (“to blow softly”).
noun guffs
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Nonsensical talk or thinking.
“… That woman is stark mad, Lord Stranleigh.[…]If she had her way, she’d ruin the company inside a year with her hare-brained schemes ; love of the people, and that sort of guff.”
Similar: balls, bull, bulldust, bullshit, crap, nonsense, rubbish, tripe
- Superfluous information.
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Insolent or otherwise unacceptable remarks.
“Oh, my God. Did-did you guys kill him?” “No! No one murdered him” “No! What... He was just...” “We found him in there.” “(laughs) I'm just giving you guff. And, uh, just so you know, I am feeding on you guys right now.”
Similar: brass neck, cheek, impudence, insolence, lip
- A fart; act of breaking wind.
verb guffs · guffing · guffed
- To fart.
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To mislead.
"Let me see if I get you. You can't bear to help convict Ashe of murder because you doubt if he's guilty, so you're scooting. Right?"
[…]"That's close enough," Wolfe said.
"Not close enough for me. If you expect me to[…] invite a stiff fine for running out on a subpoena[…], don't try to guff me. Say
Similar: To bullshit
Translations
Talk about this word "guff." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/guff. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. guff. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/guff "guff." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/guff.Cite this
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title = {guff},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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