off: UK slang?

Rob etlrbsy at ETLXDMX.ERICSSON.SE
Fri Jul 5 15:14:46 EDT 1996


> Just curious as to the meaning of 'Chuffed?'  I seem to remember
> Falstaff calling the victims of his raiding party 'ye fat chuffes.'
> What is a chuff, and what is being chuffed?
> theo
>

   In this context it means happy, satisfied or pleased.

  Alternatively there's an expression "tighter than a gnat's chuff",
 but we won't go into that!

      bye - Rob



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