[LRflex] Re: Feeling "Chuffed"

Douglas Sharp wrote:

>I seem to remember that chuffed has ornithological connotations - a male
>bird chuffs its breast to impress females.

Hmmm... .with humans, it's the other way 'round... is it not?

>It also comes in another UK phrase, "As cold as a Penguin's chuff", the
>chuff being the "nest" of feathers between a penguins feet for keeping
>eggs or chicks warm.


Gee, Douglas... you've got a bigger dictionary than I do!  :-)

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