English

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�f|-�f
Homophones: chough

Adjective
en-adj

1. rfv-sense British surly|Surly.
2. rfv-sense context|coarse|_|slang|of cheeks swollen|Swollen.

Synonyms
i-c|surly chuffy
i-c|swollen chuffy

Noun
en-noun

1. A coarse or stupid fellow.
2. context|scriptwriting|uncountable Superfluous small talk that is free of conflict, offers no character development, description or insight, and does not advance the story or plot.
3. rfv-sense context|coarse|_|slang The anus.

Verb
en-verb

1. intransitive To make noisy puffing sounds, as of a steam locomotive.

#*1912, Katherine Mansfield, "The Woman At The Store", Selected Short Stories
#*:The horses stumbled along, coughing and chuffing.
#*1990, John Updike, "Rabbit at Rest"
#*:The pigeons chuff and chortle off in indignant disappointment.

1. rfv-sense transitive|slang To purposefully fail a standarized test in a conspicuous way.

fi:chuff
vi:chuff
zh:chuff

• 2007-09-03 15:55 - Ruakh - /* English */ See my upcoming wikibook, "The Joy of Templates". O.K., not really.

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