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guff

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/ gʌff /
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noun Informal.

empty or foolish talk; nonsense.
insolent talk.

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Origin of guff

First recorded in 1815–25; perhaps imitative

Words nearby guff

guest worker, Gueux, Guevara, Guevara, Ernesto “Che”, Guevarist, guff, guffaw, GUGB, Guggenheim, Guggenheim Museum, guggle
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Words related to guff

hogwash, crap, rubbish, garbage, bunk, baloney, hooey, foolishness, drivel, poppycock, bull, bunkum, flapdoodle

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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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