yvlog

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

guff

[ guhff ]

noun

Informal.
  1. empty or foolish talk; nonsense.
  2. insolent talk.


guff

/ ɡʌ /

noun

  1. slang.
    ridiculous or insolent talk
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

yvlog History and Origins

Origin of guff1

First recorded in 1815–25; perhaps imitative
Discover More

yvlog History and Origins

Origin of guff1

C19: imitative of empty talk; compare dialect Norwegian gufs puff of wind
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

“He was the go-to guy for any tough game that you had. Nobody challenged that man. He didn’t take any guff — that was the CHP in him — and he was just a great guy.”

From

Well, Trump and his henchmen made sure Ernst understood that they were not going to stand for any guff from her.

From

At the beginning of the film, she is obedient and obliging and corseted; by the end, she is in a much smaller skirt and taking no guff.

From

Kaplan is “the worst possible draw for Trump” because he’s “really smart and takes no guff from either side,” veteran white-collar criminal defense lawyer Robert Katzberg told the Post.

From

It is tempting to dismiss this kind of label as typically meaningless Westminster guff.

From

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement