Whuffo
adv, noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A person who is not a skydiver. slang
""There's a wonderful sense of camraderie among skydivers," Mr. Ottley said. "It's like a secret fraternity." Initiates speak easily of "swooping" (joining a formation) and "funneling" (breaking one up). Outsiders are called "whuffos" -- shorthand for "What for you do that crazy stuff?" "You can always tell a whuffo right away," Mr. Ottley said. "They call the sport 'diving' instead of 'skydiving.' We think diving is what you do in a pool.""
- 1 Pronunciation spelling of what for. Southern-US, US, alt-of, colloquial, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling
"[Alabaster:] Shhh, Uncle Pogo! We is lookin' for the Easter Bunny. [Pogo:] Whuffo you shushin' me? I isn't doin' nothin' but breathin'!"
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More examples"[Alabaster:] Shhh, Uncle Pogo! We is lookin' for the Easter Bunny. [Pogo:] Whuffo you shushin' me? I isn't doin' nothin' but breathin'!"
Etymology
Contraction of what for.
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