Re: Prince Charles gives Camilla two sheep for her birthday

On Jul 21, 11:47 am, Wood Avens <woodav...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
[snip]

I've never come across the "displeased" meaning of "chuffed". From a
BrE standpoint, and in the context of its having been said by one of
Camilla's friends, I can't imagine it meaning anything other than
"thrilled" or "overcome with delight".

"Not pleased" would be "dischuffed".


Here's an excerpt from OED2 that reflects the ambiguity:

chuffed, a.
a. Pleased, satisfied. b. Displeased, disgruntled.

a. 1957 P. Wildeblood Main Chance ix. 163 Aren't you pleased?
There's not many kids of your age what owns a factory. You ought to be
dead chuffed about it. 1960 A. Waugh Foxglove Saga xii. 218 He was
chuffed at this new monumental skive he had discovered. 1961 S. Price
Just for Record iv. 29 My beard is black, all-black. That makes me
pretty chuffed. 1967 Crescendo May 6 (Advt.), I cannot express too
much just how 'chuffed' I am with the drums. 1960 D. Storey This
Sporting Life i. ii. 59, I felt pretty chuffed with myself. 1964 C.
Dale Other People viii. 158 Don't let on they're after you, see, or
she'll be dead chuffed, see? She don' like the law.

--
Aloha ~~~ Ozzie Maland ~~~ San Diego

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