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Definition of Chaffing
1. n. The use of light, frivolous language by way of fun or ridicule; raillery; banter.
Definition of Chaffing
1. Verb. (present participle of chaff) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chaffing
1. chaff [v] - See also: chaff
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chaffing
Literary usage of Chaffing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile by John Hanning Speke (1864)
"Continued diplomatic Difficulties.—Negro chaffing.—The King in a new Costume.
—Adjutant and Heron Shooting at Court.—My Residence changed.—Scenes it Court. ..."
2. The New York Times Current History (1917)
"chaffing the French Censor (From La Vie Parisienne, Paris.) ' At the same instant,
happily, a furious gallop resounded along the road from , and, ..."
3. The First World War, 1914-1918: Personal Experiences of Lieut.-Col. C. à by Charles à Court Repington (1920)
"... course of operations—His views of things needed—The Marshal's manner when in
a chaffing mood—To Provins, the French GQG—Conversation at lunch— General ..."
4. The London Theatre: A Collection of the Most Celebrated Dramatic Pieces by Thomas Dibdin (1815)
"... ovc a chaffing-dish of starved embers, and dining behind a traverse-rag, in
a shop no bigger than a bird-cage,— go, go, starve again, do, do. ..."
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