Chuff Definition

chŭf
chuffed, chuffing, chuffs
noun
chuffs
A boor; churl.
Webster's New World
A noisy puffing or explosive sound, such as one made by a locomotive.
American Heritage
The buttocks.
American Heritage
The anus.
American Heritage
A coarse or stupid fellow.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
verb
chuffed, chuffing, chuffs

Chug.

Webster's New World
To produce or move with noisy puffing or explosive sounds.
American Heritage
(slang) To purposefully fail a standardized test in a conspicuous way.
Wiktionary
(UK, informal) To break wind.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
adjective

(UK) Surly.

Wiktionary

(UK, dialect) Stupid; churlish.

Wiktionary
(UK) Pleased.
Wiktionary

(vulgar slang, of cheeks) Swollen.

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Other Word Forms of Chuff

Noun

Singular:
chuff
Plural:
chuffs

Origin of Chuff

  • 1520s, in sense “swollen with fat”; circa 1860, British dialect, in sense “pleased”. Possibly related to “coarse, stupid, fat-headed” sense.

    From Wiktionary

  • 15th century, dialectical, in noun sense “stupid fellow”. Adjective sense “surly, displeased” from 1832.

    From Wiktionary

  • Onomatopoeic. Compare chug and puff.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English chuffe

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Imitative

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Words Starting With

CCHCHU

Words Ending With

FFFUFF

Unscrambles

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Words Starting With C and Ending With F

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