Chaffed vs Chuffed - What's the difference?
chaffed | chuffed |
(chaff)
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The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.
* Dryden
By extension, any excess or unwanted material, resource, or person; anything worthless.
* Shakespeare
Loose material dropped from aircraft specifically to interfere with radar detection.
Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle.
* Wyatt
Light jesting talk; banter; raillery.
To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter.
To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language; to quiz.
(chuff)
As verbs the difference between chaffed and chuffed
is that chaffed is past tense of chaff while chuffed is past tense of chuff.As an adjective chuffed is
very pleased or satisfied.chaffed
English
Verb
(head)chaff
English
Noun
(-)- To separate out the chaff , early cultures tossed baskets of grain into the air and let the wind blow away the lighter chaff.
- So take the corn and leave the chaff behind.
- There are plenty of good books on the subject, but take care to separate the wheat from the chaff .
- the chaff and ruin of the times
- By adding chaff' to his corn, the horse must take more time to eat it. In this way ' chaff is very useful.
Derived terms
* separate the wheat from the chaffSee also
* branVerb
(en verb)chuffed
English
Verb
(head)Antonyms
* dischuffedReferences
External links
* “chuffed]” at [http://septicscompanion.com The Septic's Companion: A British Slang Dictionary