dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/guf_MW.json
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{
"guff":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": nonsense , humbug":[],
": verbal abuse":[
"doesn't take any guff"
]
},
"examples":[
"His latest book has a lot of guff about conspiracies of one kind or another.",
"His friends have given him a lot of guff about his hair.",
"She doesn't take guff from anybody.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hailee Steinfeld's performance in the Hawkeye series was a pitch-perfect adaptation of Kate Bishop, replicating her archery skills, signature purple outfits, and refusal to take any guff from adults. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 8 May 2022",
"With just a few lines of dialogue, a striking costume covered in mysterious features (is that an antenna on his helmet",
"Her performance as Emma Tate nails that Mary Poppins blend of dainty and feisty, serving as a comforting presence that also takes no guff . \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 6 Aug. 2021",
"Months after smart, take-no- guff Rose Ito, 23, arrives in Chicago, she is run over by a subway train and dies. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 July 2021",
"The Golden Globes rightfully takes a lot of guff for being so starstruck and so susceptible to fancy campaign tactics. \u2014 Joe Reid, Vulture , 22 Feb. 2021",
"Oil is not a hazardous material, but some post offices might give you guff about sending it. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics , 14 June 2020",
"One outlier: the vampire-hunting physician Van Helsing, a woman who takes no guff from anyone and taps Mina as a kindred spirit. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Feb. 2020",
"Bailey has a reputation as someone who doesn\u2019t take a lot of guff . \u2014 Matt Tunseth, Anchorage Daily News , 31 Oct. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably imitative":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8g\u0259f"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"applesauce",
"balderdash",
"baloney",
"boloney",
"beans",
"bilge",
"blah",
"blah-blah",
"blarney",
"blather",
"blatherskite",
"blither",
"bosh",
"bull",
"bunk",
"bunkum",
"buncombe",
"claptrap",
"codswallop",
"crapola",
"crock",
"drivel",
"drool",
"fiddle",
"fiddle-faddle",
"fiddlesticks",
"flannel",
"flapdoodle",
"folderol",
"falderal",
"folly",
"foolishness",
"fudge",
"garbage",
"hogwash",
"hokeypokey",
"hokum",
"hoodoo",
"hooey",
"horsefeathers",
"humbug",
"humbuggery",
"jazz",
"malarkey",
"malarky",
"moonshine",
"muck",
"nerts",
"nonsense",
"nuts",
"piffle",
"poppycock",
"punk",
"rot",
"rubbish",
"senselessness",
"silliness",
"slush",
"stupidity",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"tommyrot",
"tosh",
"trash",
"trumpery",
"twaddle"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165955",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"guffaw":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a loud or boisterous burst of laughter":[
"Her remark sparked guffaws around the room."
]
},
"examples":[
"managed to keep a straight face for a minute before he let loose with a loud guffaw",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The distinctive Blain-Cruz guffaw doesn\u2019t always punctuate obvious jokes. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Between every one-liner and guffaw , Gutowitz delivers not just herself, but universal truths everyone can relate to. \u2014 Mary Cadden, USA TODAY , 23 Mar. 2022",
"That grin is a smirk, a freeze-frame guffaw , and a snicker of contempt all at the same time. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Adele does the opposite, opting to be cloaked in chic pantsuits and glamorous gowns and guffaw and clown in public in an adorably endearing manner. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Gravity-defying Clint is side-lighted by a window, somewhat deferential to big brother but more animated and quick to guffaw . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Marrow-Lyn Monroe, Scary Potter, TromBONE Shorty, Boo Brees and Napoleon Bone-apart have all appeared in Berger\u2019s guffaw -inducing array of faux human remains. \u2014 Doug Maccash | Staff Writer, NOLA.com , 2 Oct. 2020",
"There were guffaws until the camera turned elsewhere. \u2014 Nicholas Casey, New York Times , 18 May 2020",
"Porter\u2019s big scene \u2014 when his character, Barrett, is dismissed over lunch \u2014 has all the groundwork for a guffaw but merely goes so far as seeing him strut dramatically out of the restaurant. \u2014 Garrett Mitchell, Detroit Free Press , 9 Jan. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1720, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"imitative":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccg\u0259-\u02c8f\u022f",
"\u02c8g\u0259-\u02ccf\u022f",
"(\u02cc)g\u0259-\u02c8f\u022f"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"belly laugh",
"boff",
"boffo",
"boffola",
"cachinnation",
"cackle",
"chortle",
"chuckle",
"giggle",
"hee-haw",
"horselaugh",
"laugh",
"laughter",
"snicker",
"snigger",
"titter",
"twitter"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021642",
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"guffer":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": eelpout sense 1a":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8g\u0259f\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-074215"
},
"gufa":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a round boat made of wickerwork used in Mesopotamia from ancient times":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Arabic quffah basket":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-025824"
}
}