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Princeton's WordNet

  1. puff, huff, chuffverb

    blow hard and loudly

    "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain"

Wiktionary

  1. chuffnoun

    A coarse or stupid fellow.

  2. chuffnoun

    Superfluous small talk that is free of conflict, offers no character development, description or insight, and does not advance the story or plot.

  3. chuffnoun

    The vagina.

  4. chuffverb

    To make noisy puffing sounds, as of a steam locomotive.

  5. chuffverb

    To purposefully fail a standardized test in a conspicuous way.

  6. chuffverb

    To break wind.

  7. chuffadjective

    Surly.

  8. chuffadjective

    Swollen.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. CHUFFnoun

    A coarse, fat-headed, blunt clown.

    Etymology: A word of uncertain derivation; perhaps corrupted from chub, or derived from kwf, Welsh, a stock.

    Hang ye, gorbellied knaves, are you undone? No, ye fat chuffs, I would your store were here. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

    A less generous chuff than this in the fable, would have hugged his bags to the last. Roger L'Estrange.

ChatGPT

  1. chuff

    Chuff is a colloquial term and it can have different meanings depending on the context. 1) In British English slang, 'chuff' is often used as a mild swear word to express irritation, annoyance, or displeasure. E.g., "I'm really chuffed with him for forgetting about our meeting." 2) It can also mean to show obvious pleasure or satisfaction about an achievement or something you are proud of. E.g., "He was chuffed with his new car." 3) As a noun, 'chuff' refers to heavy and loud breathing. 4) As a verb, specifically in British Railways terminology, 'chuff' is the sound that steam trains make. E.g., "The train chuffed its way down the track." 5) In northern English dialect, 'chuff' may be used as an affectionate or playful term for a chubby face. The intended meaning of 'chuff' will largely depend on the context.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Chuffnoun

    a coarse or stupid fellow

  2. Chuffadjective

    stupid; churlish

  3. Etymology: [Perh. a modification of chub: cf. W. cyff stock, stump.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Chuff

    chuf, n. a clown: a surly fellow.—n. Chuf′finess, boorishness.—adj. Chuf′fy, coarse and surly. [M. E. chuffe, choffe, a boor (origin unknown), conn. with Scotch coof, akin to Ice. kueif.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of chuff in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of chuff in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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