“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountain is going home; that wildness is necessity; that mountain parks and reservations are useful not only as fountains of timber and irrigating rivers, but as fountains of life.”


John Muir

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

"Chuffed"


Chuffed

Pronunciation: \ˈchəft\
Function: adjective
Etymology: English dial. chuff pleased, puffed with fat

Date: 1957

British : quite pleased : delighted


1 comment:

  1. Hey now...The protrusion in front of 'that guy' is clearly a function of storing two water bottles in the waders. Although this picture defines the word 'chuffed' in an accurate way, it by no means suggests a man of such physical prowess is 'puffed with fat'. Move on...Nothing to see here!

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