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guffin

guffin noun: a fool.

Noun

guffin (plural guffins)

  1. (dated, informal) A fool
    • I used to swallow all that stuff, but I'm not such a guffin now.1885, George Manville Fenn, Bunyip Land
    • “You must have been a silly little guffin,” said Sinclair.1912, R. Austin Freeman, A Woman's Vengeance

Forms of guffin

pluralguffins

Questions about guffin

What does guffin mean?
Guffin means a fool.
What part of speech is guffin?
Guffin is a noun.
What is the plural of guffin?
The plural of guffin is guffins.

Words near guffin in the dictionary

  1. guffed off
  2. guffer
  3. guffers
  4. Guffey
  5. Guffeys
  6. guffin
  7. guffing
  8. guffing off
  9. guffins
  10. Guffmanesque
  11. Guffogg

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