'chuffed' generally means very pleased and satisfied, as in 'dead
chuffed'......I have no idea of its origin, but I think that it could be from
cockney rhyming slang....
mvh / regards
Roger Key, CPH
Simon E. shared:
> When a good friend of my Dad's
> offered me an OM10-based outfit (w/35, 50 and Tamron 80-210) I was so
> chuffed.
>"chuffed"??????ah...is that similar to "chaffed"?? Miffed?? It just doesn't
>sound like it would connote to a "happy" term...Does it hurt?? Hopefully it
>was one of the more pleasant sensations and not disappointment? Should I try
>to be chuffed on a regular basis?? Do share! ;=)
Susan Steele
Amherst, VA USA
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