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chuffed.

Very pleased or satisfied; delighted.

7 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈtʃʌft/UK
  1. Very pleased or satisfied; delighted.

    Ireland · UK · informal
Where this word comes from

From dialectal (northern England, not Scotland) chuff, originally meaning “puffed with fat”. First attested in 1957.

adj/ˈtʃʌft/UK
  1. Displeased; gruff.

    Ireland · UK · dialectal
Where this word comes from

From chuff, "a coarse or stupid fellow".

verb/ˈtʃʌft/UK
  1. simple past and past participle of chuff

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

From dialectal (northern England, not Scotland) chuff, originally meaning “puffed with fat”. First attested in 1957.

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