chuffed

adjective

ˈchəft 

British

: quite pleased : delighted

… he is chuffed to be back in Welsh rugby …

—Simon Thomas

Synonyms of chuffed

• delighted
• pleased
• glad
• thankful
• happy
• satisfied

Examples of chuffed in a Sentence

I was feeling rather chuffed with myself, having competed in a cricket tournament with some of England's best.

Recent Examples on the Web

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Word History

Etymology

English dialect chuff pleased, puffed with fat

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for chuffed

• handcuffed
• rebuffed
• buffed
• cuffed
• fluffed
• huffed
• puffed
• roughed
• ruffed
• scuffed
• sloughed
• snuffed