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adj
Very pleased or satisfied; delighted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK, informal
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: dischuffed, displeased
adj
Displeased; gruff.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK, dialectal
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
simple past and past participle of chuff
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
very pleased
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From dialectal (northern England, not Scotland) chuff, originally meaning “puffed with fat”. First attested in 1957.
From chuff, "a coarse or stupid fellow".
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
