British
: quite pleased : delighted
he is chuffed to be back in Welsh rugby—
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Examples of chuffed in a Sentence
I was feeling rather chuffed with myself, having competed in a cricket tournament with some of England's best.
Recent Examples on the Web
A number of restaurants in Great Britain and Ireland must be feeling pretty chuffed today.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2024
For most of the past eight weeks, city officials have had reason to feel chuffed, with no new cases involving local transmission (and usually only a handful at most every day elsewhere in China).
—The Economist, 20 June 2020
Anyway, the social media reaction has been pretty massive, from chuffed PSG fans heralding their new signing as the messiah, to Inter supporters wishing him well - or not so well - on his departure from San Siro.
—SI.com, 2 Sep. 2019
But over in Milan, fans were pretty chuffed about Icardi's departure.
—SI.com, 2 Sep. 2019
Other BBMAs attendees appeared chuffed to interact with Swift as well.
—Abby Jones, Billboard, 21 May 2018
Norfolk Islanders are proud of their unique culture and the lawn bowlers were chuffed to stand on a podium and watch the raising of their green and white flag that features the Norfolk Pine.
—Fox News, 8 Apr. 2018
Foddy, an unpresuming Australian with a doctorate in moral philosophy who now makes video games that purposely abuse their players, encouraged me not to get too chuffed about my entourage.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2018
Attenborough seems quite chuffed by his new namesake.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 23 Mar. 2017
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2024
For most of the past eight weeks, city officials have had reason to feel chuffed, with no new cases involving local transmission (and usually only a handful at most every day elsewhere in China).
—The Economist, 20 June 2020
Anyway, the social media reaction has been pretty massive, from chuffed PSG fans heralding their new signing as the messiah, to Inter supporters wishing him well - or not so well - on his departure from San Siro.
—SI.com, 2 Sep. 2019
But over in Milan, fans were pretty chuffed about Icardi's departure.
—SI.com, 2 Sep. 2019
Other BBMAs attendees appeared chuffed to interact with Swift as well.
—Abby Jones, Billboard, 21 May 2018
Norfolk Islanders are proud of their unique culture and the lawn bowlers were chuffed to stand on a podium and watch the raising of their green and white flag that features the Norfolk Pine.
—Fox News, 8 Apr. 2018
Foddy, an unpresuming Australian with a doctorate in moral philosophy who now makes video games that purposely abuse their players, encouraged me not to get too chuffed about my entourage.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2018
Attenborough seems quite chuffed by his new namesake.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 23 Mar. 2017
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“Chuffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chuffed. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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