chuff
1 of 3noun (1)
ˈchəf 
: boor, churl
chuff
2 of 3verb
chuffed; chuffing; chuffs
intransitive verb
: to produce noisy exhaust or exhalations : proceed or operate with chuffs
the chuffing and snorting of switch engines
Paul Gallico
Paul Gallicochuff
3 of 3noun (2)
: the sound of noisy exhaust or exhalations
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- bastard
- beast
- bleeder [British]
- blighter [chiefly British]
- boor
- bounder
- bugger
- buzzard
- cad
- churl
- clown
- creep
- cretin
- crud [slang]
- crumb [slang]
- cur
- dirtbag [slang]
- dog
- fink
- heel
- hound
- jerk
- joker
- louse
- lout
- pill
- rat
- rat fink
- reptile
- rotter
- schmuck [slang]
- scum
- scumbag [slang]
- scuzzball [slang]
- skunk
- sleaze
- sleazebag [slang]
- sleazeball [slang]
- slime
- slimeball [slang]
- slob
- snake
- so-and-so
- sod [chiefly British]
- stinkard
- stinker
- swine
- toad
- varmint
- vermin
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English chuffe
Verb
imitative
First Known Use
Noun (1)
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1914, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1915, in the meaning defined above
chuff
noun
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 Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- bastard
- jerk
- dog
- clown
- joker
- bugger
- rat
- skunk
- creep
- beast
- blighter
- idiot
- snake
- fink
- brute
- moron
- toad
- buzzard
- nuisance
- rotter
- fool
- boor
- lout
- brat
- stinker
- swine
- vermin
- hound
- louse
- cur
- bounder
- heel
- crud
- varmint
- cad
- cretin
- scum
- bleeder
- sod
- pill
- reptile
- scumbag
- schmuck
- villain
- slime
- crumb
- savage
- slob
- rat fink
- scuzzball
- barbarian
- dirtbag
- stinkard
- sleaze
- churl
- wretch
- nerd
- so-and-so
- slimeball
- sleazebag
- sleazeball
- rascal
- vulgarian
- son of a gun
- loudmouth
- booby
- miscreant
- imbecile
- dink
- scamp
- blockhead
- snot
- dolt
- rogue
- ninny
- scab
- scoundrel
- caveman
- goon
- roughneck
- dope
- lowlife
- jackass
- insolent
- snob
- turkey
- airhead
- nut
- doofus
- nit
- snip
- nitwit
- dork
- nincompoop
- pest
- schmo
- schmoe
- snoot
- Neanderthal
- dweeb
- birdbrain
- half-wit
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- gentleman
- hero
- lady
- idol
- heroine
- role model
- saint
- angel
- precancellation
- precancellations
- precancelled
- precancelling
- precancels
- precancerous
- precapitalist
- precapitalists
- precaria
- precarial
- precarious
- precariously
- precariousness
- precariousnesses
- precarity
- precarium
- precast
- precasting
- precasts
- precative
- precatory
- precatory trust
- precatory words
- precaution
- precautionary