guff

[ guhff ]

/ gʌff /

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noun Informal.

empty or foolish talk; nonsense.

insolent talk.

Nearby words

gueux, guevara, guevara, che, guevara, ernesto “che”, guevarist, guff, guffaw, gugb, guggenheim, guggenheim museum, guggle

Origin of guff

First recorded in 1815–25; perhaps imitative

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Examples from the Web for guff

(Branch) Rickey selected Jackie because he knew he could withstand the guff.
Playing Pinochle and Breaking Barriers With Jackie Robinson|Evan Weiner|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gave him a lot of guff about our being Brothers in the cause, and all that.
The Khaki Boys at Camp Sterling|Josephine Chase
But there are things in it that are just guff, Henry, just guff.
Changing Winds|St. John G. Ervine
I know I ought to hand you some guff, now, as propitiation and apology for these reproaches, but on the whole I believe I won't.
The Letters Of Mark Twain, Volume 5, 1901-1906|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

Taffy, guff and oxaline are all well and good in their way, but they have the great disadvantage of not being legal tender.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 11 (of 14)|Elbert Hubbard
Was love really what it was cracked up to be, or had the novelists handed us guff?
The Harbor|Ernest Poole

British Dictionary definitions for guff

guff

/ (ɡʌf) /

noun

slang ridiculous or insolent talk

Word Origin for guff

C19: imitative of empty talk; compare dialect Norwegian gufs puff of wind

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guff

noun Informal.

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guff

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