guff
9
8.4
- noun
- /ɡʌf/
- UK
- Don't pay attention to their guff; it's all nonsense.
- take guff
- a lot of guff
- get some guff
Examples
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I ain't going to stand for no guff!
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That's enough of your guff now, Boyle.
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We gonna get any guff from the hotel staff?
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I know you guys, you know, you catch a lot of guff.
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But when we introduced the new logo, the red field, we got a lot of guff from readers.
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You're not telling me you believed all that guff, are you?
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Don't give me any guff right now.
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Don't take any guff from those swine.
Fiction book (1998) -
And if you know anything about Jackie Robinson, you know he had to take a lot of, uh, uh, guff from his fellow teammates, the fans, other teams and the press.
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"Don't take no guff," the man in back of Tab said in an unpleasant nasal voice.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
∞
8.5
Words that are false or useless
578
2.5
Words or ideas that do not make sense
48
7.5
Talk that is not true or is silly
22
6.7
Nonsense talk that is not true
16
7.4
Untrue or silly talk that people should not believe
10
9.9
Silly talk that is not true
9
7.4
Foolish or untrue talk people should not believe
9
9.7
Something not true that people say to fool others
2
9.9
A rude expression that says something is not true
1
9.9
Talk that is false and meant to fool or impress people
1
9.9
Talk or ideas that are untrue and not worth believing
1
9.9
False statements meant to trick people
1
6.0
Things people say that are completely untrue or pointless
Talk that is false and makes no sense
Talk that is false and hard to believe
False talk meant to trick people
Antonyms
How Nonsensical
Surface Forms
Etymology
Guff means 'nonsense' or silly talk and has been British slang for a long time. A helpful way to remember it is to think of guff as a quick 'puff' of empty words, like air with no real meaning, which is why it now means nonsense.