Whuffo

"Whuffo" in a Sentence (3 examples)

[Alabaster:] Shhh, Uncle Pogo! We is lookin' for the Easter Bunny. [Pogo:] Whuffo you shushin' me? I isn't doin' nothin' but breathin'!

1959. Al Capp, Li'l Abner, March n.d. [Daisy Mae Yokum] Whuffo is yo' gittin' all dressed up, Li'l Abner?

"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."

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