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whuffo

whuffo is the pronunciation spelling of what for.

Meaning of what for

Adverb

what for (not comparable)

  1. For what purpose.
    • What is this tool for?
  2. (colloquial) For what reason; why.
    • He wants four copies of it? What for?

See all 3 meanings of what for

Noun

whuffo (plural whuffos)

  1. (slang) A person who is not a skydiver.
    • "There's a wonderful sense of camraderie among skydivers," Mr. Ottley said. "It's like a secret fraternity." Initiates speak easily of "swooping" (joining a formation) and "funneling" (breaking one up). Outsiders are called "whuffos" -- shorthand for "What for you do that crazy stuff?" "You can...1991, “The Executive Life; The Thrill of the Dive; The Roar of the Boss”, in New York Times

Forms of whuffo

Adverb
alternative formwuffo
Noun
pluralwhuffos

Origin of whuffo

Contraction of what for.

Questions about whuffo

What does whuffo mean?
Whuffo means a person who is not a skydiver.
What is whuffo the pronunciation spelling of?
Whuffo is the pronunciation spelling of what for.
What part of speech is whuffo?
Whuffo is a noun.
What is the plural of whuffo?
The plural of whuffo is whuffos.

Words near whuffo in the dictionary

  1. whuffle
  2. whuffled
  3. whuffles
  4. whuffling
  5. whuffly
  6. whuffo
  7. whuffos
  8. whuffs
  9. whuh
  10. whummel
  11. whummeled

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Adapted from Wiktionary: whuffo (page history and authors); what for (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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