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guff

[guhff] / gʌff /


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He was lousy again Saturday with five baskets and five turnovers and a bunch of guff for the officials.

From Los Angeles Times May 10, 2026

And local officers still take some guff during tense encounters between ICE officers and protesters.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 29, 2026

Graeme: Different manager, different team, same guff from Rangers.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2025

At the beginning of the film, she is obedient and obliging and corseted; by the end, she is in a much smaller skirt and taking no guff.

From New York Times Mar. 7, 2024

“All that guff he’s put in Hester’s head—” “What guff?”

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee




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