GUFF

bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, rot, hogwash

(noun) unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

guff (countable and uncountable, plural guffs)

(informal, uncountable) Nonsensical talk or thinking.

(informal, uncountable) Superfluous information.

(informal, uncountable) Insolent or otherwise unacceptable remarks.

(slang, countable) A fart; act of breaking wind.

Synonyms

• (nonsensical talk or thinking): balls, bull, bulldust, bullshit, crap, nonsense, rubbish, tripe

• (insolent or otherwise unacceptable remarks): brass neck, cheek, impudence, insolence, lip

Verb

guff (third-person singular simple present guffs, present participle guffing, simple past and past participle guffed)

(slang) To fart.

(slang) To mislead.

Synonyms

• (break wind): See also flatulate

• (mislead): To bullshit

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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