ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Guffin

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Guffin is a noun meaning (informal, dated) A fool.

Meaning

(informal, dated) A fool.

Example Sentences

“You must have been a silly little guffin,” said Sinclair.
I used to swallow all that stuff, but I'm not such a guffin now.
She did not like Archibald. She said she liked big, manly men. Behind his back she not infrequently referred to him as a 'gaby'; sometimes even as that 'guffin'.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include guff, gnuff, gump, gubbins, gumph, goff.

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