Definition of CHUFF

chuff

Plural: chuffs

Verb

Verb Forms: chuffed, chuffing, chuffs

  • To make a dull, puffing sound, like a steam engine.
  • blow hard and loudly
  • 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.
  • Used as a replacement for obscenities, particularly fuck.

Adj

  • Surly; annoyed; displeased; disgruntled.
  • stupid; churlish; loutish.
  • Pleased, proud.
  • Swollen with fat.
  • Swollen.

Adv

  • In a chuff manner.

Noun

  • A coarse or stupid fellow.
  • 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.
  • The vagina.
  • The anus.

Adjective

  • Gruff, surly, or ill-tempered in manner or appearance.

Examples

  • His CHUFF expression during the game hinted at a difficult set of tiles.
  • Oh chuff off! I'm so chuffing fed up with all of the spam posts on my timeline.
  • The car behind was following too close — it was right up my chuff.
  • The steam from his tea seemed to CHUFF in time with his slow, deliberate tile choices.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

huff, puff, chuffy

Scrabble Score: 16

chuff: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
chuff: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chuff: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

chuff: valid Words With Friends Word