as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
the sort of ostentatious London townhouse that some greedy chuff of a billionaire might own
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Recent Examples of chuff
The zero-drop design encourages natural foot movement, while the mid-height cut adds ankle protection from scree and trail chuff without adding bulk to the overall shoe.
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Joe Jackson, Outside, 18 Nov. 2025
The easily accessible velocity feels intoxicating and is accentuated with a rich sonic layer cake: the whoosh of air sucking into the engine, the hiss of spooling turbos, the chuff of blowoff valves, and the deep-bass thrum of combustion pulsing through a large trapezoidal exhaust vane.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2025
Since good active noise cancellation (ANC) relies on algorithms, Google could use its advanced AI capabilities to filter out the chuff and offer the most personalized ANC on the market.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 16 Aug. 2025
Found in the far northeast of Japan on the island of Hokkaido, the Fuyu-no-Shitsugen train chuffs through this national park with retro style in the winter months.
—John Walton, CNN, 10 Apr. 2023
At engineer Chuck Wolf's signal, air from each car's reservoir instantly begins pounding into the cylinder in a cacophony of clangs and chuffs.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Dec. 2022
The vault's stone hull juts like a shipwreck in the drifted ice while polar bears chuff and lumber past the door.
—Brittney Corrigan, Scientific American, 19 May 2022
Joe Jackson, Outside, 18 Nov. 2025
The easily accessible velocity feels intoxicating and is accentuated with a rich sonic layer cake: the whoosh of air sucking into the engine, the hiss of spooling turbos, the chuff of blowoff valves, and the deep-bass thrum of combustion pulsing through a large trapezoidal exhaust vane.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2025
Since good active noise cancellation (ANC) relies on algorithms, Google could use its advanced AI capabilities to filter out the chuff and offer the most personalized ANC on the market.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 16 Aug. 2025
Found in the far northeast of Japan on the island of Hokkaido, the Fuyu-no-Shitsugen train chuffs through this national park with retro style in the winter months.
—John Walton, CNN, 10 Apr. 2023
At engineer Chuck Wolf's signal, air from each car's reservoir instantly begins pounding into the cylinder in a cacophony of clangs and chuffs.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Dec. 2022
The vault's stone hull juts like a shipwreck in the drifted ice while polar bears chuff and lumber past the door.
—Brittney Corrigan, Scientific American, 19 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chuff
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There’s an almost-friendship-ending rift over husbands (Brent Thiessen is Cee Cee’s, a cool-guy theater director; Ben Jacoby is Bertie’s, a rich jerk) that feels deeply dated and, in the context of the women’s tell-each-other-everything friendship, just plain weird.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2026
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The jerk chicken is rubbed in a sweet honey glaze.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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In recent years, Ed Sheeran slipped behind the counter, gamely slinging dogs and taking his fair share of abuse from the staff.—
Jimmy Jellinek,
SPIN,
27 Apr. 2026
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During the day, McKinley Park is filled with activity, from dog walkers and joggers to families enjoying the outdoors.—
Conor McGill,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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There’s some Streisand, too, and a big dose of Andrea Martin, specifically Martin’s signature SCTV character Edith Prickley, that bawdy, gawdy ham with all the bravado of a Catskills clown.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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Once completed, the $5 million acquisition will ensure the theater has a permanent home, a place where skateboarding clowns and leek-haired onions can continue to frolic and dance for decades to come.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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After months bandying about the term joker to describe his team’s need for a matchup-threat pass-catcher, Sean Payton sat with the media at the NFL owners’ meetings in Palm Beach, Florida, last year and confirmed Denver had gotten its guy.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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Students are required to bring two full decks of cards including the jokers.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Angels went to bat against the rats, announcing that cleaning crews would get to work an hour after each game instead of waiting until the next morning.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Los Angeles Angels have seemingly traded the rally monkey in for alley rats.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Fortunately, there are tons of products available to help prevent mosquito bites and drive the little buggers away from you in the first place.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
26 June 2025
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At least one week before your trip, inspect the leaves and branches for pests and eradicate any buggers.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
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In the United States, dogs can get rabies if they are exposed to infected bats, raccoons, skunks and foxes.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Cicadas are a good food source for animals like birds, foxes, skunks and raccoons.—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Chuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chuff. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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