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    [Noun]  | "chaff" | \ ˈchaf \


    1: the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain

    2: something comparatively worthless

    3: the scales borne on the receptacle among the florets in the heads of many composite plants

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English chaf, from Old English ceaf; akin to Old High German cheva husk;

    [Noun]  | "chaff" 


    1: light jesting talk : banter

    Origin: 1821 ;

     Probably from {see: |chaff:1|chaff:1};

    [Verb]  | "chaff" 


    1: to tease good-naturedly

    2: jest, banter

    Origin: 1820 ;

    [Idiom]  | "separate the wheat from the chaff" 


    1: to judge which people or things in a group are bad and which ones are good

    [Noun]  | "chaff" 


    1: discarded or useless material;


      * e.g., " ... there's a lot of chaff in this book, and the reader should be on the alert for it "



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    [Noun]  | "chaff" 


    1: good-natured teasing or exchanging of clever remarks;


      * e.g., " ... I got no end of chaff about my accent when I was in the military "



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    [Verb]  | "chaff" 


    1: to make fun of in a good-natured way;


      * e.g., " ... chaffed her about the brightly colored shirt she had received as a gift "



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    2: to make jokes;


      * e.g., " ... a coworker who likes to chaff at others' expense, and this often results in hurt feelings "



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     [ "chaff" ]

    1: A chaff is the name given to a group (or person) of people who are moronic junkies who have dead end jobs and live in a rough estate.

      * e.g.,  ... you f***king chaff, p**s off back to your council flat 

     [ "chaff" ]

    2: Display a very limited vocabulary using words such as 'ravin' 'shafe geez' and 'give me your mobile or i'll f***king knife ya'

     [ "chaff" ]

    1: A radar countermeasure; a cloud of material which creates a cluster of false targets that swamps enemy radar, diverting attacks away from the primary target.

      * e.g.,  ... "So basically, Sarah Palin was deployed as chaff to draw fire away from McCain." 

     [ "chaff" ]

    1: A situation or person which conflicts with one's own situation or beliefs. Often used at prep schools in Northern New Hampshire.

      * e.g.,  ... Damn, that kid is such a chaff. I hate that tool. 

     [ "chaff" ]

    1: Highly reflective debris launched from the back of aircraft to confuse radar guided missiles. Chaff is usually launched together with pairs of flares, which throw off infra-red guided missiles.

      * e.g.,  ... The F-15 pilot performed evasive turns and started dumping chaff & flares as soon as he heard the missile warning beep. 

     [ "chaff" ]

    1: Means 'to steal'.

      * e.g.,  ... 'Did Chris pay for that skateboard?' 

     [ "chaff" ]

    2: Of late-80s/early-90s origin, initially in the Ipswich area.

      * e.g.,  ... 'No, he chaffed it?' 

     [ "chaff" ]

    1: To chaff is to steal something.

      * e.g.,  ... I chaffed seven cans of red bull today 

     [ "chaff" ]

    1: Girls (probably guys as well) that aren't really worth dating or maybe not even banging. Below your standards, average, nothing special. They distract you from the more promising targets. (1-4s on the 10 scale)

      * e.g.,  ... I had to bang my way through the chaff at school until I found something worth introducing to my friends 

     [ "chaff" ]

    1: Light and fluffy hair found near a females (never males) nether regions. Derived from 'chaff-chaff'.

      * e.g.,  ... Girl in bikini, boy: "I can see your chaff". 

     [ "chaff" ]

    1: when u have sex a lot and it gets raw

      * e.g.,  ... i had sex 7 times today and my shit is chaff! 

     [ "chaff" ]

    1: bunk shwag.

      * e.g.,  ... That bag you bought the other day was chaff. 

     [ "chaff" ]

    2: low grade quality marijuana.

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