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I get confused every time I see the word “chuffed” because i have no idea if becoming chuffed is a good or bad thing.

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It’s mostly delighted or pleased, although it can occasionally mean the opposite, especially in the military. I believe it started off as “proud.” This bunny is delighted and proud of his new rug.

I’m amazed he knows how to use a litterbox and not just poop everywhere. That’s probably how he earned his nice rug!

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Apparently it’s a thing you can train them to do with a bit of effort. You cna train some birds too.

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Chuffed is slang for very pleased in the UK. More specifically it’s when something good has just happened to you that’s causing you to grin uncontrollably like a lunatic.

As my crude father would say: “I’m chuffed to buggery!”

Although buggery is a bad thing on its own, when combined with chuffed it’s like a +1 enchantment instead.

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Satisfied. Smug but not in a negative way.

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It’s the most negative-sounding positive word, isn’t it?

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A very British trait.

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How droll.

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Especially when someone gets “chuffed to bits”

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Up the chuff = good, down the chuff = bad

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I have the same reaction to nonplussed

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So you’re chuffed about it?

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“Chuff” in the context of rock climbing = bad, made an effort but didn’t get very far / fell a lot

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