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
verb
chuffed, chuffing, chuffs
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
adjective
(UK) Surly.
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(UK) Pleased.
Wiktionary
(vulgar slang, of cheeks) Swollen.
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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.
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Onomatopoeic. Compare chug and puff.
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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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