guff

guff
1) Food, cleaning supplies, appliances, rooms, etc. that are common to everyone who lives in a (usually co-op) house. Also used as a verb or adjective. Non-guff refers to private property.

Noun: The coat closet is filling up with guff; someone ought to donate all that crap. Adjective: Is that soymilk guff, or did someone just not put their name on them? If it's not, it shouldn't be in the guff refrigerator. Verb: Jon's mom sent him a huge tin of peanut brittle, but he guffed it because it was disgusting.

2) Things you feel you need to take with you when you go out, but end up just taking up space: wallet, mobile phone, keys, gum, etc.

Can I put my guff in your bag?


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  • guff — [gʌf] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Probably from the sound of someone talking nonsense] informal remarks that are stupid and untrue = ↑nonsense ▪ I don t believe any of that guff! …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • guff — /guff/, n. Informal. 1. empty or foolish talk; nonsense. 2. insolent talk. [1815 25; perh. imit.] * * * …   Universalium

  • guff — [ gʌf ] noun uncount INFORMAL nonsense or talk that is meant to impress people but has little meaning …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • guff — empty talk, nonsense, 1888, from earlier sense of puff of air (1825), of imitative origin …   Etymology dictionary

  • guff — [n] nonsense baloney, bull, bunk, bunkum, crap*, drivel, flapdoodle, foolishness, garbage, hogwash, hooey, poppycock, rubbish; concepts 230,388,633 …   New thesaurus

  • guff — ► NOUN 1) informal trivial or worthless talk or ideas. 2) Scottish an unpleasant smell. ORIGIN imitative …   English terms dictionary

  • guff — ☆ guff [guf ] n. [echoic] Slang 1. foolish talk; nonsense 2. brash or insolent talk …   English World dictionary

  • guff — [gaf] 1. n. nonsense; bunkum. □ Wow, that vice president guy can sure dish out the guff! □ No more guff outa you, okay? 2. n. back talk; complaining. □ I don’t want to hear any more of your guff. □ …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • guff — 1) Food, cleaning supplies, appliances, rooms, etc. that are common to everyone who lives in a (usually co op) house. Also used as a verb or adjective. Non guff refers to private property. Noun: The coat closet is filling up with guff; someone… …   Dictionary of american slang

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