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Chuffed vs Chuff - What's the difference?

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Chuff is a derived term of chuffed.



In british informal terms the difference between chuffed and chuff

is that chuffed is very pleased or satisfied while chuff is to break wind.

As a noun chuff is

a coarse or stupid fellow.

chuffed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (chuff)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (British, informal) Very pleased or satisfied.
  • Antonyms

    * dischuffed

    References

    chuff

    English

    Etymology 1

    15th century, dialectical, in noun sense “stupid fellow”. Adjective sense “surly, displeased” from 1832.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (British) Surly.
  • (UK, dialect) stupid; churlish
  • (Wright)
    Synonyms
    * (surly) chuffy * (swollen) chuffy

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A coarse or stupid fellow.
  • (Shakespeare)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (slang) To purposefully fail a standardized test in a conspicuous way.
  • Etymology 2

    Onomatopoeic. English onomatopoeias Compare chug and puff.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make noisy puffing sounds, as of a steam locomotive.
  • * 1912 , Katherine Mansfield, "The Woman At The Store", Selected Short Stories
  • The horses stumbled along, coughing and chuffing .
  • * 1928 , D. H. Lawrence, Lady Chatterley's Lover
  • ... and the small lit up train that chuffed past in the cutting made it seem like real night.
  • * 1990 , John Updike, Rabbit at Rest
  • The pigeons chuff and chortle off in indignant disappointment.
  • (British, informal) To break wind.
  • Noun

    (-)
  • (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.
  • Etymology 3

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

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (British) Pleased.
  • (obsolete) Swollen with fat.
  • Swollen.
  • Derived terms
    * (pleased) chuffed

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The vagina.
  • References

    * “ chuff]” at [http://septicscompanion.com The Septic’s Companion: A British Slang Dictionary