CHUFF

puff, huff, chuff

(verb) blow hard and loudly; “he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Adjective

chuff (comparative more chuff, superlative most chuff)

(British) Surly; annoyed; displeased; disgruntled.

(UK, dialect) stupid; churlish

Synonyms

• (surly): chuffy

Noun

chuff (plural chuffs)

A coarse or stupid fellow.

Etymology 2

Verb

chuff (third-person singular simple present chuffs, present participle chuffing, simple past and past participle chuffed)

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

(British, slang) To break wind.

To intermittently extinguish and reignite a powder charge.

Noun

chuff (countable and uncountable, plural chuffs)

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

A breathy noise produced by a tiger, similar in function to a cat's purr.

Etymology 3

1520s, in sense “swollen with fat”; circa 1860, British dialect, in sense “pleased”. Possibly related to “coarse, stupid, fat-headed” sense.

Adjective

chuff (comparative more chuff, superlative most chuff)

(British) Pleased.

(obsolete) Swollen with fat.

(coarse slang, of cheeks) Swollen.

Synonyms

• (swollen): chuffy

Noun

chuff (plural chuffs)

(coarse slang) The vagina.

(coarse slang) Anus.

Source: Wiktionary

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Chuff, n. Etym: [Perh. a modification of chub: cf. W. cyff stock, stump.]

Definition: A coarse or stupid fellow. Shak.

Chuff, a.

Definition: Stupid; churlish. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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