Synonyms of guff
Examples of guff in a Sentence
His latest book has a lot of guff about conspiracies of one kind or another.
His friends have given him a lot of guff about his hair.
She doesn't take guff from anybody.
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Don Shula is spinning in his grave; that or enduring a lot of guff from old football colleagues up in heaven.
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Miami Herald, 28 Dec. 2025
This book exists, in other words, in order for Karp to have written a book … The book is filled with this sort of sanctimonious guff.
—Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025
That includes in particular, Don Rickles as an oily floor manager, Dick Smothers as a hypocritical politico, James Woods as a puke-ish parasite and, once again, Scorsese’s mother, Catherine Scorsese, as a take-no-guff, see-no-evil mama familias.
—Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 22 Nov. 2025
Roberts said a Padres fan wearing a Fernando Tatis Jr. jersey seated near L.A’s on-deck circle gave Ohtani a lot of guff, reminding the slugger of his struggles against the Padres in the series.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
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Miami Herald, 28 Dec. 2025
This book exists, in other words, in order for Karp to have written a book … The book is filled with this sort of sanctimonious guff.
—Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025
That includes in particular, Don Rickles as an oily floor manager, Dick Smothers as a hypocritical politico, James Woods as a puke-ish parasite and, once again, Scorsese’s mother, Catherine Scorsese, as a take-no-guff, see-no-evil mama familias.
—Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 22 Nov. 2025
Roberts said a Padres fan wearing a Fernando Tatis Jr. jersey seated near L.A’s on-deck circle gave Ohtani a lot of guff, reminding the slugger of his struggles against the Padres in the series.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Guff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guff. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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