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tight as a gnat's chuff

tight as a gnat's chuff adjective: extremely tight (in various senses: narrow, stingy, etc.).

Adjective

tight as a gnat's chuff (not comparable)

  1. (UK, slang, vulgar) Extremely tight (in various senses: narrow, stingy, etc.).

Questions about tight as a gnat's chuff

What does tight as a gnat's chuff mean?
Tight as a gnat's chuff means extremely tight (in various senses: narrow, stingy, etc.).
What part of speech is tight as a gnat's chuff?
Tight as a gnat's chuff is an adjective.

Words near tight as a gnat's chuff in the dictionary

  1. tight
  2. tight and curlies
  3. tight as a drum
  4. tight as a duck's arse
  5. tight as a duck's ass
  6. tight as a gnat's chuff
  7. tight as a tick
  8. tight as Dick's hatband
  9. tight building syndrome
  10. tight end
  11. tight ends

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