as in delighted
experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight
I was feeling rather chuffed with myself, having competed in a cricket tournament with some of England's best
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Recent Examples of chuffed
A number of restaurants in Great Britain and Ireland must be feeling pretty chuffed today.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chuffed
Adjective
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Hostile to Russia ever since Soviet tanks appeared near her childhood home in 1968 in what was then Czechoslovakia, the now grandmother was delighted to have her photograph taken with a soldier who was fighting Russian invaders in Ukraine.—
Andrew Higgins,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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Fans of the beary lovable franchise will be delighted to discover that Hugh Grant's Phoenix Buchanan, the dastardly villain of Paddington 2, makes his return to the series.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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No matter that soldiers too young on their glad desperate way out of history stripped down right on the streets of Budapest.—
Marianne Boruch,
The New York Review of Books,
20 Feb. 2025
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Ken was glad to tell of his WWII experience and very happy to be able to personally thank the still-living pilots on behalf of the crews of the 15th Air Force.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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With 35 employees, Frolov’s founder Ivan Frolov is thankful that none of them have been harmed or killed due to the intermittent shelling near the brand’s production hub in Kyiv.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
24 Feb. 2025
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Kate was extremely thankful for Stacey's intervention, which may have prevented a tragedy.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Senators raced ahead of the House as the lower chamber debated how to keep everyone from fiscal conservatives in the Freedom Caucus to moderates from swing districts happy.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Additional images include throwback photos of the mother-son duo, videos of Nguyen at happy moments, an iMessage screenshot of a loving message sent to Tyga, family images, and a photo from a memorial service.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Be open to finding a middle ground where both parties can feel satisfied with the outcome.—
Dileep Marway,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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The cricket authorities in both Pakistan and India have appeared satisfied with the compromise, but many fans in Pakistan were disappointed.—
Zia ur-Rehman,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Chuffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chuffed. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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