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chuff

UK/t͡ʃʊf/ US/t͡ʃʌf/ uncommon obsolete slang uk vulgar

verb

1.

blow hard and loudly

  • “he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain”
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Origin

1520s, in sense “swollen with fat”; circa 1860, British dialect, in sense “pleased”. Possibly related to “coarse, stupid, fat-headed” sense (see etymology 1 above). Or, perhaps a euphemistic alteration of fuck or another expletive.

Phrases

  • gnat's chuff
  • the chuff

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