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huff

UK/hʌf/ US/hʌf/ uncommon archaic obsolete
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

verb

1.

inhale recreational drugs

Synonyms
2.

blow hard and loudly

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

Probably an altered spelling of earlier *hough, represented by Scots hech (“to breathe hard, pant”). Compare also German hauchen (“to breathe”).

Phrases

  • huff and puff
  • huff off
  • huff paste
  • in a huff
  • take huff

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