The meaning of GUFF is nonsense, humbug. How to use guff in a sentence.

GUFF definition: empty or foolish talk; nonsense. See examples of guff used in a sentence.

We know a man will swallow all manner of guff in politics; he'll buy a gold brick from a cheap blatherskite.

Dec 14, 2025 · Noun guff (countable and uncountable, plural guffs) (informal, uncountable) Nonsensical talk or thinking.

guff (ɡʌf) n slang ridiculous or insolent talk [C19: imitative of empty talk; compare dialect Norwegian gufs puff of wind]

Definition of guff noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Guff is foolishness — it's when you behave or speak in an meaningless or objectionable way. You might dismiss a controversial article by calling it a bunch of guff. Sometimes guff is defined as "lies," but it …

If you say that what someone has said or written is guff, you think that it is nonsense.

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.

She must learn that "guff", or rhetorical oratory, is no substitute for a properly argued reply.