chuffy

chuffy
The way I look after consistently failing to shave. Often used metaphorically for things that are dirty, worn, or rough around the edges.

I had to buy a new jacket because my old one was getting all chuffy.


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  • Chuffy — Chuff y, a. 1. Fat or puffed out in the cheeks. [1913 Webster] 2. Rough; clownish; surly. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chuffy — [chuf′ē] adj. chuffier, chuffiest [< obs. chuff, a fat cheek + Y3] Dial. stocky or plump …   English World dictionary

  • chuffy — The way I look after consistently failing to shave. Often used metaphorically for things that are dirty, worn, or rough around the edges. I had to buy a new jacket because my old one was getting all chuffy …   Dictionary of american slang

  • chuffy — I. ˈchəfē, u̇fē, fi adjective ( er/ est) Etymology: perhaps from chuff (III) + y 1. now dialect, of a person : short and stout : fat, chubby 2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • Chuffy Chuffnell — Marmaduke, 5th Baron Chuffy Chuffnell, appears in a number of books by the British comic novelist P. G. Wodehouse. He is another friend of Bertie Wooster (they were at Oxford together, where it is revealed that Chuffy captained his college s… …   Wikipedia

  • chuffy — chuffily, adv. chuffiness, n. /chuf ee/, adj., chuffier, chuffiest. churlish; surly. [1690 1700; CHUFF1 + Y1] * * * …   Universalium

  • chuffy — Yorkshire Dialect Haughty …   English dialects glossary

  • Thank You, Jeeves — infobox Book | name = Thank You, Jeeves title orig = translator = image caption = author = P. G. Wodehouse illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = publisher = Herbert Jenkins release date = 16… …   Wikipedia

  • List of characters in the Banjo-Kazooie series — This is a list of characters from the Banjo Kazooie series of video games. Main characters Banjo Banjo is a rare anthropomorphic brown honey [ [http://web.archive.org/web/19990220041733/www.rareware.com/recent/games/banjo/castlist/ Rarewhere:… …   Wikipedia

  • Jeeves and Wooster — Infobox television show name = Jeeves and Wooster caption = Series title card format = comedy runtime = 55 minutes creator = starring = Hugh Laurie Stephen Fry country = UK network = ITV first aired = 22 April 1990 last aired = 20 June 1993 num… …   Wikipedia

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