chuff

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Surly; annoyed; displeased; disgruntled.
  2. stupid; churlish; loutish.
adv
  1. In a chuff manner.
noun
  1. A coarse or stupid fellow.
verb
  1. To make noisy puffing sounds, as of a steam locomotive.
  2. To break wind.
  3. Of a powder, propellant, or explosive charge: to become extinguished and reignited intermittently.
noun
  1. Superfluous small talk that is free of conflict, offers no character development, description or insight, and does not advance the story or plot.
  2. A noisy puffing sound.
  3. A breathy noise produced by a tiger, similar in function to a cat's purr.
adj
  1. Pleased, proud.
  2. Swollen with fat.
  3. Swollen.
noun
  1. The vagina.
  2. The anus.
verb
  1. Used as a replacement for obscenities, particularly fuck.

Pronunciation

/t͡ʃʌf/ En-uk-chough.oga /t͡ʃɐf/ En-au-chuff.ogg /t͡ʃʊf/

Word forms

chuff more chuff most chuff chuffs chuffing chuffed

Etymology

15th century, dialectal, from Middle English chuffe (“a rustic, boor”), in noun sense “stupid fellow”. Adjective sense “surly, displeased” from 1832.

Synonyms

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