Meaning
6 sensesA coarse or stupid fellow.
ungehobelter Kerl, Flegel
мужла́нmužlán, грубия́нgrubiján
(uncountable)Superfluous small talk that is free of conflict, offers no character development, description or insight, and does not advance the story or plot.
(countable, uncountable)A noisy puffing sound.
(countable, uncountable)A breathy noise produced by a tiger, similar in function to a cat's purr.
(slang, vulgar)The vagina.
(slang, vulgar)The anus.
The car behind was following too close — it was right up my chuff.
Examples
13 sentencesTom is chuffed to bits.
Том задоволений як слон.
Tom was chuffed to bits.
Том був задоволений як слон.
I'd be chuffed if you translated some of my sentences with no translation at all.
Я була б дуже задоволена, якби ви переклали деякі з моїх речень без перекладу.
deIch würde mich freuen, wenn ihr ein paar meiner Sätze, die noch gar nicht übersetzt wurden, übersetzten würdet.
I was chuffed with the result.
deIch habe mich riesig über das Ergebnis gefreut.
What the chuffing heck is an 'off-ramp'?
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
15th century, dialectal, from Middle English chuffe (“a rustic, boor”), in noun sense “stu15th century, dialectal, from Middle English chuffe (“a rustic, boor”), in noun sense “stupid fellow”. Adjective sense “surly, displeased” from 1832.
Onomatopoeic. Compare chug and puff.
1520s, in sense “swollen with fat”; circa 1860, British dialect, in sense “pleased”. Possibly related to “coarse, stupid, fat-headed” sense (see etymology 1 above). Or, perhaps a euphemistic alteration of fuck or another expletive.
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