Definition of guff in English:

guff

noun ɡʌfɡəf

1informal mass noun Foolish talk or ideas.
Example sentencesExamples
- At this point, readers might say to themselves, ‘Well, this is all plain common sense and simple rational process anyway, so why bother with all this postmodern guff?’
- There is a lot of guff and jargon surrounding this issue.
- That is a far cry from pub guff and nods and winks.
- The rest were rabbiting on about share prices, company takeovers, fashion accessories, holiday destinations or some such guff.
- But no-one wants that guff, they want narrative.
- And while this particular statement may lack the torturous semantics of its predecessors, it still adds up to in-your-face guff.
- I know you are busy and have to make a living but you do seem to take a lot of guff from people on your blog and you are spending more time defending your self even though you are only raising questions to get us to think.
- In most aircraft safety guff, the instructions for smashing into the earth are pretty clear: simply sit in the brace position beaming euphorically, never forgetting that you might also need to grip a euphoric child or infant.
- What a load of unmitigated, unadulterated self-serving guff.
- Instead, what we're hearing is a lot of revisionist guff about 30 years of brave and loyal service. History, of course, will reflect the truth.
- Trust me, these ‘get rich quick’ ads are pure bull, guff and hogwash!
- All this kind of music about energy is the best thing that ministers in Canada seem to be able to think up to kind of sing, to show the Canadian public that they're concerned, they're not going to put up with this guff from the United States.
- Then again, if you subtract all that guff about the complacent bourgeoisie, maybe the scene means nothing more than ‘Ew, gross!’
- Despite my flimsy belief system, though, something told me not to mess around with this sort of thing, even though I knew it was all guff.
- It will be an alternative to the usual football, guff and nonsense.
- You're going to get a lot of guff from readers who actually follow the link to that review and see how glibly dismissive it is.
- Artists in many fields collaborate, as painters did in the Renaissance, before there was any guff about the artist as transcendent, solitary genius.
- If you want to put him on your web site that is a business decision for you, but if you put the sort of guff he has written in newspapers into your subscription email I will probably unsubscribe.
- The way she has her baseball cap pulled down, you know she's serious about her basketball, you know she doesn't want any guff.
- All this guff and nonsense does is reinforce the conviction that the City of York Council does not give a stuff if there is a football club in the city.
Synonyms
rubbish, balderdash, gibberish, claptrap, blarney, blather, blether
2Scottish An unpleasant smell.
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘I love the fact that you've all got to know each other so well that you now talk about guffs,’ John laughed.
- Arturo uses a dead iguana as bait; when he cuts it open, it emits ‘a guff of bad-egg air’.
Synonyms
stench, stink, reek, fetidness, effluvium, miasma

Origin

Early 19th century (in the sense 'puff, whiff of a bad smell'): imitative.

Rhymes

bluff, buff, chough, chuff, cuff, duff, enough, fluff, gruff, huff, luff, puff, rough, ruff, scruff, scuff, slough, snuff, stuff, Tough, tuff

Definition of guff in US English:

guff

nounɡəfɡəf

informal

Trivial, worthless, or insolent talk or ideas.
Example sentencesExamples
- If you want to put him on your web site that is a business decision for you, but if you put the sort of guff he has written in newspapers into your subscription email I will probably unsubscribe.
- There is a lot of guff and jargon surrounding this issue.
- In most aircraft safety guff, the instructions for smashing into the earth are pretty clear: simply sit in the brace position beaming euphorically, never forgetting that you might also need to grip a euphoric child or infant.
- All this guff and nonsense does is reinforce the conviction that the City of York Council does not give a stuff if there is a football club in the city.
- Trust me, these ‘get rich quick’ ads are pure bull, guff and hogwash!
- Then again, if you subtract all that guff about the complacent bourgeoisie, maybe the scene means nothing more than ‘Ew, gross!’
- What a load of unmitigated, unadulterated self-serving guff.
- The way she has her baseball cap pulled down, you know she's serious about her basketball, you know she doesn't want any guff.
- You're going to get a lot of guff from readers who actually follow the link to that review and see how glibly dismissive it is.
- The rest were rabbiting on about share prices, company takeovers, fashion accessories, holiday destinations or some such guff.
- Instead, what we're hearing is a lot of revisionist guff about 30 years of brave and loyal service. History, of course, will reflect the truth.
- At this point, readers might say to themselves, ‘Well, this is all plain common sense and simple rational process anyway, so why bother with all this postmodern guff?’
- All this kind of music about energy is the best thing that ministers in Canada seem to be able to think up to kind of sing, to show the Canadian public that they're concerned, they're not going to put up with this guff from the United States.
- But no-one wants that guff, they want narrative.
- That is a far cry from pub guff and nods and winks.
- It will be an alternative to the usual football, guff and nonsense.
- Artists in many fields collaborate, as painters did in the Renaissance, before there was any guff about the artist as transcendent, solitary genius.
- Despite my flimsy belief system, though, something told me not to mess around with this sort of thing, even though I knew it was all guff.
- I know you are busy and have to make a living but you do seem to take a lot of guff from people on your blog and you are spending more time defending your self even though you are only raising questions to get us to think.
- And while this particular statement may lack the torturous semantics of its predecessors, it still adds up to in-your-face guff.
Synonyms
rubbish, balderdash, gibberish, claptrap, blarney, blather, blether

Origin

Early 19th century (in the sense ‘puff, whiff of a bad smell’): imitative.

单词	guff
释义	Definition of guff in English: guff noun ɡʌfɡəf 1informal mass noun Foolish talk or ideas. Example sentencesExamples At this point, readers might say to themselves, ‘Well, this is all plain common sense and simple rational process anyway, so why bother with all this postmodern guff?’ There is a lot of guff and jargon surrounding this issue. That is a far cry from pub guff and nods and winks. The rest were rabbiting on about share prices, company takeovers, fashion accessories, holiday destinations or some such guff. But no-one wants that guff, they want narrative. And while this particular statement may lack the torturous semantics of its predecessors, it still adds up to in-your-face guff. I know you are busy and have to make a living but you do seem to take a lot of guff from people on your blog and you are spending more time defending your self even though you are only raising questions to get us to think. In most aircraft safety guff, the instructions for smashing into the earth are pretty clear: simply sit in the brace position beaming euphorically, never forgetting that you might also need to grip a euphoric child or infant. What a load of unmitigated, unadulterated self-serving guff. Instead, what we're hearing is a lot of revisionist guff about 30 years of brave and loyal service. History, of course, will reflect the truth. Trust me, these ‘get rich quick’ ads are pure bull, guff and hogwash! All this kind of music about energy is the best thing that ministers in Canada seem to be able to think up to kind of sing, to show the Canadian public that they're concerned, they're not going to put up with this guff from the United States. Then again, if you subtract all that guff about the complacent bourgeoisie, maybe the scene means nothing more than ‘Ew, gross!’ Despite my flimsy belief system, though, something told me not to mess around with this sort of thing, even though I knew it was all guff. It will be an alternative to the usual football, guff and nonsense. You're going to get a lot of guff from readers who actually follow the link to that review and see how glibly dismissive it is. Artists in many fields collaborate, as painters did in the Renaissance, before there was any guff about the artist as transcendent, solitary genius. If you want to put him on your web site that is a business decision for you, but if you put the sort of guff he has written in newspapers into your subscription email I will probably unsubscribe. The way she has her baseball cap pulled down, you know she's serious about her basketball, you know she doesn't want any guff. All this guff and nonsense does is reinforce the conviction that the City of York Council does not give a stuff if there is a football club in the city. Synonyms rubbish, balderdash, gibberish, claptrap, blarney, blather, blether 2Scottish An unpleasant smell. Example sentencesExamples ‘I love the fact that you've all got to know each other so well that you now talk about guffs,’ John laughed. Arturo uses a dead iguana as bait; when he cuts it open, it emits ‘a guff of bad-egg air’. Synonyms stench, stink, reek, fetidness, effluvium, miasma Origin Early 19th century (in the sense 'puff, whiff of a bad smell'): imitative. Rhymes bluff, buff, chough, chuff, cuff, duff, enough, fluff, gruff, huff, luff, puff, rough, ruff, scruff, scuff, slough, snuff, stuff, Tough, tuff Definition of guff in US English: guff nounɡəfɡəf informal Trivial, worthless, or insolent talk or ideas. Example sentencesExamples If you want to put him on your web site that is a business decision for you, but if you put the sort of guff he has written in newspapers into your subscription email I will probably unsubscribe. There is a lot of guff and jargon surrounding this issue. In most aircraft safety guff, the instructions for smashing into the earth are pretty clear: simply sit in the brace position beaming euphorically, never forgetting that you might also need to grip a euphoric child or infant. All this guff and nonsense does is reinforce the conviction that the City of York Council does not give a stuff if there is a football club in the city. Trust me, these ‘get rich quick’ ads are pure bull, guff and hogwash! Then again, if you subtract all that guff about the complacent bourgeoisie, maybe the scene means nothing more than ‘Ew, gross!’ What a load of unmitigated, unadulterated self-serving guff. The way she has her baseball cap pulled down, you know she's serious about her basketball, you know she doesn't want any guff. You're going to get a lot of guff from readers who actually follow the link to that review and see how glibly dismissive it is. The rest were rabbiting on about share prices, company takeovers, fashion accessories, holiday destinations or some such guff. Instead, what we're hearing is a lot of revisionist guff about 30 years of brave and loyal service. History, of course, will reflect the truth. At this point, readers might say to themselves, ‘Well, this is all plain common sense and simple rational process anyway, so why bother with all this postmodern guff?’ All this kind of music about energy is the best thing that ministers in Canada seem to be able to think up to kind of sing, to show the Canadian public that they're concerned, they're not going to put up with this guff from the United States. But no-one wants that guff, they want narrative. That is a far cry from pub guff and nods and winks. It will be an alternative to the usual football, guff and nonsense. Artists in many fields collaborate, as painters did in the Renaissance, before there was any guff about the artist as transcendent, solitary genius. Despite my flimsy belief system, though, something told me not to mess around with this sort of thing, even though I knew it was all guff. I know you are busy and have to make a living but you do seem to take a lot of guff from people on your blog and you are spending more time defending your self even though you are only raising questions to get us to think. And while this particular statement may lack the torturous semantics of its predecessors, it still adds up to in-your-face guff. Synonyms rubbish, balderdash, gibberish, claptrap, blarney, blather, blether Origin Early 19th century (in the sense ‘puff, whiff of a bad smell’): imitative.
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