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guffing off

guffing off is the present participle and gerund of guff off.

Meaning of guff off

Verb

guff off (third-person singular simple present guffs off, present participle guffing off, simple past and past participle guffed off)

  1. (Australia, slang) To waste time; to shirk at work.
    • Tom Berenger just walked away when Richard did his thing, guffing off every which way .1990, Michael Feeney Callan, Richard Harris: A Sporting Life, page 199

Questions about guffing off

What is guffing off the present participle and gerund of?
Guffing off is the present participle and gerund of guff off.

Words near guffing off in the dictionary

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

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