chuff
verb
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Pronunciation: /t͡ʃʌf/ / /t͡ʃɐf/ / /t͡ʃʊf/
adj
Etymology: 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.
- Pleased, proud.
- Swollen with fat.
- Chubby.
adv
Etymology: 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.
“Macbeth when he talk'd very chuff About fighting -- how soon he got floor'd With a yard of cold steel by Macduff, And mine was that Wonderful Sword.”
“I was therefore obliged, sore against my will, to apply again to Carnot, who spoke very chuff about the trouble I gave him to write a second memorandum.”
noun
Etymology: 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.”
verb
Etymology: 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.”