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chuggy

chuggy adjective: having a chugging sound or action.

Adjective

chuggy (comparative more chuggy, superlative most chuggy)

  1. (informal) Having a chugging sound or action.
    • a chuggy old diesel engine

Noun

chuggy (uncountable)

  1. (Scotland) chewing gum
    • In Lairgmore I slipped away to the Bank of Scotland, telling Nicole I was going to Woolworth's for chuggy – chewing gum.2009, Benjamin Obler, Javascotia
    • 'Here, have a piece of chuggy.' Dot handed me a small white tablet of Beechnut chewing gum as we sat on the top deck of the bus on our way home from work one Friday evening. She had also offered me one of her Woodbines.2011, Evelyn Doyle, Nothing Green

Forms of chuggy

comparativemore chuggy
superlativemost chuggy

Origin of chuggy

From chug + -y.

Questions about chuggy

What does chuggy mean?
Chuggy means having a chugging sound or action.
What part of speech is chuggy?
Chuggy can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near chuggy in the dictionary

  1. chugging
  2. chugging away
  3. chuggingly
  4. chuggings
  5. Chuggs
  6. chuggy
  7. chughole
  8. chugholes
  9. chugs
  10. chugs away
  11. Chuguchak

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