chuffed
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adjective British Informal.
annoyed; displeased; disgruntled.
Origin:
1825–35; compare dial. (mainly S England) chuff, choff ill-tempered, surly, probably to be identified with chuff1
1825–35; compare dial. (mainly S England) chuff, choff ill-tempered, surly, probably to be identified with chuff1
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noun
1.
a sound of or like the exhaust of a steam engine.
verb (used without object)
2.
to emit or proceed with chuffs: The train chuffed along.
Origin:
1910–15; imitative
1910–15; imitative
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chuff1 (tʃʌf) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a puffing sound of or as if of a steam engine |
| —vb | |
| 2. | (intr) to move while emitting such sounds: the train chuffed on its way |
| [C20: of imitative origin] | |
| chuff2 (tʃʌf) | |
| —n | |
| dialect a boor; churl; sullen fellow | |
| [C17: from obsolete chuff (n) fat cheek, of obscure origin] | |
| chuff3 (tʃʌf) | |
| —vb | |
| slang (Brit) (tr; usually passive) to please or delight: he was chuffed by his pay rise | |
| [probably from chuff (adj) pleased, happy (earlier: chubby), from C16 chuff (obsolete n) a fat cheek, of unknown origin] | |
| chuffed (tʃʌft) | |
| —adj | |
| slang (Brit) pleased or delighted: none too chuffed | |
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Example sentences
It chuffed out to sea, met a ship that had been burning for three days.
Politicians have huffed and chuffed about how to fix the system, but legislation proposed to date is likely to lack teeth.
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