CEFR A2

chuff

noun

Meaning

chuff means a coarse or stupid fellow. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The car behind was following too close — it was right up my chuff.
The article uses chuff to mean a coarse or stupid fellow.

Synonyms: chuffy

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chuff (A2)

noun

Pronunciation: /tʃʌf/

Definition

chuff means a coarse or stupid fellow. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The car behind was following too close — it was right up my chuff.
The article uses chuff to mean a coarse or stupid fellow.
The teacher asked students to find chuff in the reading.

How to Use chuff

a/the chuff (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a chuff."
chuff in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked chuff in context before translating it."

Synonyms of chuff

Words with a similar meaning to chuff:

chuffy

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