stuffed
Britishadjective
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filled with something, esp (of poultry and other food) filled with stuffing
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(foll by up) (of the nasal passages) blocked with mucus
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slang an exclamation of contemptuous anger or annoyance, esp against another person
Explanation
If something is stuffed, it's packed full of material, like the giant stuffed rabbit you won at the country fair. If a person is stuffed, she's had too much to eat. You might sit back after eating an entire pizza and murmur, "I'm stuffed." If you're stuffed up, you've got a bad cold and your head is stuffed with mucous. When objects are stuffed, it's usually because they're full of stuffing, like a stuffed armchair or a stuffed animal. It was once common to insult someone who was pompous but ineffectual by calling him a "stuffed shirt."
Example Sentences
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The Order: The Bacon, Egg & Cheese Stuffed Bagel makes the popular breakfast sandwich extra portable.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
Stuffed, they nibbled on dessert before Erin stunned her guests with a declaration she had cancer, the trial heard.
From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025
Stuffed in the cargo hold of a ship, the others embarked on a two-week voyage to Sapporo, the largest city on Japan’s Hokkaido Island, where they were kept in four rooms in an abandoned dormitory.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2023
Stuffed animals aside, this kind of grounding is central to Odell’s relationship with time, the one she forged while writing this book.
From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2023
Stuffed in another pocket were some biscuits, to wad up into dough balls to bait the hooks with, and five pieces of Queenie’s fried chicken in case I got hungry.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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