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What does chuffed to bits mean in British slang?
pleased
“I’m chuffed to bits” If you’re “chuffed” it means you’re feeling happy or pleased about something. If you’re “chuffed to bits” than you’re just having a jolly good day, aren’t you, mate?
Where does the expression chuffed to bits come from?
In British English, “to bits” can be combined with certain adjectives for added emphasis. Thus, “chuffed to bits” generally means that someone is “very pleased.” The origins of “chuffed” are unclear, though it has been used in England as far back as the 16th century.
What does the British term bits mean?
bits. [plural] (British English, informal) a person’s sexual organs.
Does chuffed have two meanings?
The OED says chuffed is originally military slang, and has both meanings. The “pleased, satisfied” meaning has four quotations from 1957 to 1967, whilst the “displeased, disgruntled” meaning has two, in 1960 and 1964.
What does chuffed mean in America?
chuffed in American English pleased, delighted, gratified, etc. disgruntled, displeased, unhappy, etc. Word Frequency.
What does Chuffing mean in Yorkshire?
CHUFF/CHUFFING – nothing to do with trains, not unless used in the context of ‘that chuffing train is late’. It’s a mild expletive like ‘bloody’. CHUFF OFF = get lost. Why don’t you chuff off, you chuffing pest!
What does the name chuffed mean?
The definition of chuffed is pleased or gratified. An example of chuffed is how a person feels after taking his family on a successful vacation.
What’s the origin of the word ‘chuffed’?
“pleased, happy,” c.1860, British dialect, from obsolete chuff “swollen with fat” (1520s). A second British dialectal chuff has an opposite meaning, “displeased, gruff” (1832), from chuff “rude fellow,” or, as Johnson has it, “a coarse, fat-headed, blunt clown” (mid-15c.), of unknown origin. Related: Chuffed.
What does chuffed mean?
• CHUFFED (adjective) The adjective CHUFFED has 1 sense: 1. very pleased Familiarity information: CHUFFED used as an adjective is very rare.