off: UK slang?

Ted Jackson jr. TOJACKSO at HAWK.SYR.EDU
Fri Jul 5 11:19:25 EDT 1996


>
> A 'chuff' is slang for 'arsehole' or 'ringpiece' (as in the phrase "As =
> tight as a gnat's chuff" - meaning to be very careful with money.)
> Being 'chuffed' however, means to feel extremely pleased with oneself.
> Bizarre eh?
>
Maybe not.  Imagine the pleasure taken by a tightwad in a saving a
buck.  I guess Jimmy Page is a quintessential chuff?
theo

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