chuff

adjective · Dialect

Sounds exactly like the grumpy, muffled noise a person makes before they stomp out of a room.

A regional term describing a person who is sulky, irritable, and prone to abrupt fits of anger.

In the wild

“The old farmer was quite chuff this morning because the rain had ruined his hay harvest.”

Origin

A dialect word common in the Midlands and North of England, first noted in the 17th century.