Chuff definition
The buttocks.
noun
A noisy puffing or explosive sound, such as one made by a locomotive.
noun
A rude, insensitive person; a boor.
noun
To produce or move with noisy puffing or explosive sounds.
verb
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The anus.
noun
(brit., dial.) A boor; churl.
noun
A coarse or stupid fellow.
noun
(slang) To purposefully fail a standardized test in a conspicuous way.
verb
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(UK, informal) To break wind.
verb
(scriptwriting, uncountable) Superfluous small talk that is free of conflict, offers no character development, description or insight, and does not advance the story or plot.
noun
(UK) Pleased.
adjective
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Origin of chuff
- Middle English chuffe
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Imitative
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- 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.
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