> At 11:57 PM 12/18/2000 -0500, Eric Goodell wrote:
> >>I was so
> >>chuffed.
> >
> >Chuffed?
>
>
> According to the New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, "chuffed" can mean
> either "pleased" or "displeased," depending on context. :-/
Again I pulled out my 270,000 word dictionary. Yes, it was there.
But I also found a nasty meaning I can't write here.
Oh. Of course I'm sure Eric didn't use the word for that meaning.
kazuya matsumoto
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