What it means
Guff does two jobs. First, it means nonsense, empty waffle, a load of old hot air someone pads out a convo with when they’ve got nothing worth saying. Second, it’s also a fart, or the grim pong that comes with one. So you can call a speech guff, then blame the guff in the lift five minutes later.
Usage examples
"That training session was utter guff, just buzzwords and charts. Halfway through, Kev guffed and the office smelled like death. Grabbed a biscuit and escaped."
"Stop giving me guff about the traffic, you left late and you know it."
"His speech was twenty minutes of pure guff, not one real promise in it."
"That bloke at the pub was chatting pure guff about knowing the manager, then let out a guff and cleared half the snug."
"Cut the guff and tell me straight, are we going out or are you just flapping your gums again?"
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Where it comes from
Guff is old British and Irish slang that first meant a puff or blast of air, and later a whiff. That airy, empty-breath vibe helped it drift into meaning rubbish talk, all wind and no weight. The fart sense stuck alongside it, so both meanings still happily wobble about together.
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