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Definition of "guff" []

  • Slang Nonsense; baloney. (noun)
  • Slang Insolent talk; back talk. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "guff" in a sentence
  • "I got permission to do so years ago from my then PT, a former commando, who usually took no guff from the likes of me, but insisted that training when ill was ridiculous."
  • "For Moon, it seems, has had quite enough guff from the Speech Warriors ™, and he wasted no time seizing his opportunity to be heard."
  • "He pokes fun at the Citizen's Charter, yet the only ideas which enthuse him are some guff from the Duke of Edinburgh about the importance of team sports."