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chuffs

chuffs is the plural of chuff.

chuffs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of chuff.

Meaning of chuff

Noun (1)

chuff (plural chuffs)

  1. A coarse or stupid fellow.
    • Hang ye, gorbellied knaves, are ye undone? / No, ye fat chuffs, I would your store were here!a. 1597, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 1, act 2, scene 2

Noun (2)

chuff (countable and uncountable, plural chuffs)

  1. (uncountable) Superfluous small talk that is free of conflict, offers no character development, description or insight, and does not advance the story or plot.
  2. A noisy puffing sound.
    • Then the brass bell on top of the boiler rings out and a single massive chuff! of steam issues from the bowels of the loco. Then another chuff! – a blast of steam – another chuff! and the huge drive shafts tighten against the wheels.2010, Don Gayton, Okanagan Odyssey: Journeys Through Terrain, Terroir and Culture, page 82
  3. A breathy noise produced by a tiger, similar in function to a cat's purr.

Noun (3)

chuff (plural chuffs)

  1. (slang, vulgar) The vagina.
  2. (slang, vulgar) The anus.
    • The car behind was following too close — it was right up my chuff.

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Questions about chuffs

What is chuffs the plural of?
Chuffs is the plural of chuff.

Words near chuffs in the dictionary

  1. chuffings
  2. chuffle
  3. chuffled
  4. chuffles
  5. chuffling
  6. chuffs
  7. chuffy
  8. chuflay
  9. Chufou
  10. chug
  11. chug away

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