Chuffed, so common in BrE, is never heard and probably would not be understood in North America.
Chuffed, so common in BrE, is never heard and probably would not be understood in North America.
Posh: Absolutely delighted/thrilled.
Normal: Happy. Chuffed.
Informal/Slang: 'S'all right. I'm made up, innit.
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Can chavs be chuffed?
Yes, 'chuffed to bits' and 'dead chuffed' are both well established - and are informal rather than vulgar.
Sometimes - and probably unrelated to this use of 'chuffed' - 'chuffing' is used as a euphemism for a word that uses many of the same letters and sounds.
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Last edited by probus; 06-Mar-2013 at 06:27. Reason: fix typo
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