British Slang Word of the Day: "Chuffed"

Tom watches LOTS of British Television and we usually wonder what some of the slang terms mean. So, today, we'll teach you about one of them.

Today's word, chuffed is British slang for "very pleased."

Chuffed may come from an old word, chuff, meaning "puffed up with fat," apparently taken up in slang as early as the 1860s to imply a sense of satisfaction. Who doesn't want to be well-fed and happy? Some synonyms for chuffed are delighted or happy.

But, readers of Victorian literature, beware: In the 1800s, chuffed also meant the exact opposite: "displeased."