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Meaning of guff | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
/ɡʌf/

Definitions

  1. Nonsensical talk or thinking.
    informal, uncountable
  2. Superfluous information.
    informal, uncountable
  3. Insolent or otherwise unacceptable remarks.
    informal, uncountable
  4. A fart; act of breaking wind.
    countable, slang

Equivalents

Français foutaises
Nederlands nonsens pesterij steek

Examples

““… That woman is stark mad, Lord Stranleigh.[…]If she had her way, she’d ruin the company inside a year with her hare-brained schemes ; love of the people, and that sort of guff.””
““Oh, my God. Did-did you guys kill him?” “No! No one murdered him” “No! What... He was just...” “We found him in there.” “(laughs) I'm just giving you guff. And, uh, just so you know, I am feeding on you guys right now.””

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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