chaff
/fʃɑ:f/
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Definition
Noun:
- Lighthearted teasing or banter: "Chaff" can refer to good-natured joking or playful mockery between people.
- The husks of grains or seeds separated during threshing: "Chaff" is the dry, protective casings of cereal grains that are removed as waste.
- Thin strips of metal released to confuse radar: In military contexts, "chaff" refers to material ejected to create a false radar signal.
Verb:
- To tease or joke in a friendly way: "Chaff" means to make good-humored fun of someone.
Usage Examples
Noun (Teasing):
- There was a lot of good-natured chaff in the locker room after the game.
- He took the chaff from his colleagues about his new haircut in stride.
Noun (Plant Material):
- The farmer separated the wheat from the chaff.
- The chaff was blown away by the wind.
Noun (Military):
- The aircraft deployed chaff to evade the enemy missile.
Verb:
- The friends chaffed each other about their old school days.
- "Don't chaff him too much about his cooking," she said with a smile.
Advanced Usage
- "To separate the wheat from the chaff": To distinguish valuable people or things from worthless ones.
- The rigorous interview process is designed to separate the wheat from the chaff.
Variants and Related Words
- Chaffy (adj): Resembling or consisting of chaff; worthless.
- The old, chaffy documents were of no historical value.
Synonyms
- Noun (Teasing): Banter, jesting, raillery.
- Noun (Waste): Husks, refuse, dross.
- Verb: Tease, kid, jest, banter.
Related Idioms
- "To be caught with chaff": To be easily deceived or tricked.
- "To catch with chaff": To deceive someone easily.
Noun
- 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
Verb
- be silly or tease one another
- After we relaxed, we just kidded around