Definition & Meaning of "chaff"

to chaff

to tease or mock someone in a playful or good-natured manner

Chaff

foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure

material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

chaff

Example

Yesterday, my friends chaffed me about my new haircut, joking that I looked like a movie star.

Last week, he chaffs his brother about his fear of spiders, laughing as he waves a plastic spider in his face.

Tomorrow, they will chaff their coworker about his clumsy mistake during the presentation, but it will all be in good fun.

If she had known how sensitive he was, she wouldn't have chaffed him about his failed attempt at cooking dinner.

If you chaff your friends too much, they might start to feel hurt instead of amused.

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