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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It was based on actual stuffed toys of the author's son, Christopher Robin Milne.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Inside, photographs of the stuffed figures fill the pages, accompanied by written musings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Leaving the crunchy, ragged edges on the paper, we stuffed our notice of intent into an envelope.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
On a recent Thursday he was inside a black cage stuffed with yellow wires checking a cross-connect cable that links one customer’s operation to another’s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Behind the man, a stuffed owl sat on top of the cash register.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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