chuffing
adjective
[ ˈtʃʌfɪŋ ]
• used for emphasis or as a mild expletive.
• "the whole chuffing world's gone mad"
Origin:
1980s: euphemistic alteration of fucking or another strong expletive; related to chuff2.
chuff
verb
• (of a steam engine) move with a regular sharp puffing sound.
• "the train was chuffing out of the station"
Origin:
early 20th century: imitative.
