Words / B1

CHUFT/tʃʌft/

Chuffed means very pleased (UK informal). Proud can be similar but is about dignity; glad is weaker; delighted is more formal. Collocation: chuffed with a gift / a result; chuffed to bits (very chuffed). Adjective, not a verb (do not say “it chuffed me” in learner English).

Meaning

Very pleased (UK informal).

Examples

• “He was chuffed with his new second-hand bike.”
• “Mum was chuffed with the photo we framed for her.”
• “I was chuffed to get a seat on the crowded train.”

Good to know

chuffed with + noun (UK informal). Stronger: chuffed to bits. Neutral: pleased.

Near in meaning

pleased

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