Definitions
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
chuff . - adjective UK, informal Very
pleased orsatisfied .
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- adjective very pleased
Etymologies
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Examples
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And in reality, I am so chuffed that all these wonderful people care about me (no, tahnan, "chuffed" is not a dirty word), and it is more than I deserve, by far, and I'm not asking for more than that, really, I'm not.
February 22nd, 2003 tahnan 2003
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We're pretty sure that chuffed translates to "psyched" or "pumped" or the like, but if it's actually some sort of South African curse word, we apologize profusely in advance.
Wired Top Stories 2008
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But at the time I was kind of chuffed at answering “Argentina” after holding my hand up for a few minutes and listening to five or six wrong guesses.
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But at the time I was kind of chuffed at answering “Argentina” after holding my hand up for a few minutes and listening to five or six wrong guesses.
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I could do no less for the only person in the chat who understood what I meant when I said I was "chuffed" without explanation.
CJOB Interview: Shout Out to My Tweeps Darren Kuropatwa 2009
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In the UK "chuffed" means "happy" as in "I was well chufffed to pick the winner in that race".
Who Goes There - Pop Quiz Arbogast 2008
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Joe thought New York was amazing, and he was "chuffed" to be in the Big Apple.
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The story at the zoo at the time was that the tiger had jumped out in reaction to a different woman, a regular visitor, who often "chuffed" at the tigers to get replies (this is a soft friendly greeting, also known as "prusten").
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British troops 'chuffed' to receive Queen's Christmas message of support
'We Ask A Lot Of You' Rogue Gunner 2006
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British troops 'chuffed' to receive Queen's Christmas message of support
Archive 2006-12-01 Rogue Gunner 2006
john commented on the word chuffed
From Builder.au: "...geeks just aren't chuffed with corporate culture."
July 3, 2007
sonofgroucho commented on the word chuffed
As in "fair chuffed."
October 13, 2007
jay.dugger commented on the word chuffed
I like "egoboo" better, though the words only overlap at their definitions' edges.
November 28, 2007
yarb commented on the word chuffed
Citation on miffed.
August 2, 2008
rolig commented on the word chuffed
Is this word related to the British slang use of chuff?
August 18, 2008
thesaraheffect commented on the word chuffed
Thanks to Hugh Laurie who introduced me to "chuffed to bits."
September 19, 2009
frindley commented on the word chuffed
Was chuffed to discover that I Hate Perfume had been chosen as list of the day.
August 12, 2010