as in nonsense
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
and don't give me any of your usual guff about having to work late
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Recent Examples of guff
Fiercely independent, Pavon took no guff.
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Katy Read, Star Tribune, 24 Dec. 2020
But the workplace scenes, especially in early seasons, were also entertaining, thanks to a variety of celebrity callers (who weren’t playing themselves, which added to the fun) and Frasier’s capable producer, Roz (Peri Gilpin), who doesn’t take any guff from Mr. Pretentious.
—oregonlive, 2 July 2020
Mullen gets some guff about recruiting, because he’s never been in the same league as Nick Saban or Kirby Smart – or Urban Meyer during his Florida days.
—Christopher Smith, al, 2 Oct. 2020
Given him a lot of guff for his work over the years, but this was one of bill Mason’s ideas.
—Staff Reports, cleveland, 11 Aug. 2022
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Katy Read, Star Tribune, 24 Dec. 2020
But the workplace scenes, especially in early seasons, were also entertaining, thanks to a variety of celebrity callers (who weren’t playing themselves, which added to the fun) and Frasier’s capable producer, Roz (Peri Gilpin), who doesn’t take any guff from Mr. Pretentious.
—oregonlive, 2 July 2020
Mullen gets some guff about recruiting, because he’s never been in the same league as Nick Saban or Kirby Smart – or Urban Meyer during his Florida days.
—Christopher Smith, al, 2 Oct. 2020
Given him a lot of guff for his work over the years, but this was one of bill Mason’s ideas.
—Staff Reports, cleveland, 11 Aug. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guff
Noun
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Describing the plot as utter nonsense would both be 100 percent correct and likely taken as a massive compliment for all involved.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Mar. 2025
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For Guy, using systems like Kibbe’s to guide your dress choices can mean making nonsense out of your clothes’ cultural grammar, especially in the rigidly codified world of menswear.—
Constance Grady,
Vox,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This dumping exacts a devastating environmental toll—leaching toxic contaminants into water, air, and food, and miring whole regions in growing fields of rubbish.—
Scott W. Stern,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2025
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This includes brush and rubbish, concrete, brick, rock, wood, paper, plastics, cardboard and roofing shingles and tiles.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Lira, remembering the garbage, quickly takes out the trash.—
Cindy Carcamo,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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Leave the garbage can open and place it in the sun to fully dry before closing it or putting a garbage bag in it.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The property also grows its own herbs, greens, nuts, berries, and edible flowers.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Focus on whole foods like fruits, leafy green vegetables, fatty fish, nuts, and seeds.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
5 Jan. 2025
Noun
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American Airlines is giving Midwesterners a new way to escape the winter blahs.—
Brandon Withrow,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Feb. 2025
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The post-election blahs are endemic across the big three cable news outlets, but the viewership numbers of individual networks can drop farther when the candidate seen as their ideological opposite wins.—
Rick Porter,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Beausoleil makes that claim, and argues that stupidity and self-preservation is also a sound reason for the Manson murders.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
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Brooks – an author of books on the human condition -- is careful to delineate stupidity from intelligence.—
John Baldoni,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Sam apologized awkwardly, trying covertly to swipe beneath her chin, checking for drool and feeling like the world’s schlubiest schlub for struggling to tear her eyes from this stranger when the love of her life had dumped her an hour earlier.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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Over time, drool evolved in the 19th century as a more specific term for saliva spilling or dripping from the mouth.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
13 Dec. 2024
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“Guff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guff. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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