whuffo

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whuffo

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Contraction of what for.

adverb wuffo

Southern US, US, colloquial, not comparable, pronunciation spelling Pronunciation spelling of what for [Alabaster:] Shhh, Uncle Pogo! We is lookin' for the Easter Bunny. [Pogo:] Whuffo you shushin' me? I isn't doin' nothin' but breathin'!

noun whuffos · wuffo

slang A person who is not a skydiver. "There's a wonderful sense of camraderie among skydivers," Mr. Ottley said. "It's like a secret fraternity." Initiates speak easily of "swooping" (joining a formation) and "funneling" (breaking one up). Outsiders are called "whuffos" -- shorthand for "What for you do that crazy stuff?" "You can alwa

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@misc{whuffo_2026,
  title = {whuffo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whuffo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}