chuff.
Surly; annoyed; displeased; disgruntled.
Meaning & usage
Surly; annoyed; displeased; disgruntled.
stupid; churlish; loutish.
Where this word comes from
15th century, dialectal, from Middle English chuffe (“a rustic, boor”), in noun sense “stupid fellow”. Adjective sense “surly, displeased” from 1832.
In a chuff manner.
Where this word comes from
15th century, dialectal, from Middle English chuffe (“a rustic, boor”), in noun sense “stupid fellow”. Adjective sense “surly, displeased” from 1832.
A coarse or stupid fellow.
Where this word comes from
15th century, dialectal, from Middle English chuffe (“a rustic, boor”), in noun sense “stupid fellow”. Adjective sense “surly, displeased” from 1832.
To make noisy puffing sounds, as of a steam locomotive.
To break wind.
Of a powder, propellant, or explosive charge: to become extinguished and reignited intermittently.
Where this word comes from
Onomatopoeic. Compare chug and puff.
Superfluous small talk that is free of conflict, offers no character development, description or insight, and does not advance the story or plot.
A noisy puffing sound.
A breathy noise produced by a tiger, similar in function to a cat's purr.
Where this word comes from
Onomatopoeic. Compare chug and puff.
Pleased, proud.
Swollen with fat.
Chubby.
Where this word comes from
1520s, in sense “swollen with fat”; circa 1860, British dialect, in sense “pleased”. Possibly related to “coarse, stupid, fat-headed” sense (see etymology 1 above). Or, perhaps a euphemistic alteration of fuck or another expletive.
The vagina.
The anus.
The car behind was following too close — it was right up my chuff.
Where this word comes from
1520s, in sense “swollen with fat”; circa 1860, British dialect, in sense “pleased”. Possibly related to “coarse, stupid, fat-headed” sense (see etymology 1 above). Or, perhaps a euphemistic alteration of fuck or another expletive.
Used as a replacement for obscenities, particularly fuck.
Oh chuff off! I'm so chuffing fed up with all of the spam posts on my timeline.
Where this word comes from
1520s, in sense “swollen with fat”; circa 1860, British dialect, in sense “pleased”. Possibly related to “coarse, stupid, fat-headed” sense (see etymology 1 above). Or, perhaps a euphemistic alteration of fuck or another expletive.
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