First Known Use: 1720
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guffaw
noun guf·faw \(ˌ)gə-ˈfȯ, ˈgə-ˌfȯ\
Definition of GUFFAW
: a loud or boisterous burst of laughter
— guf·faw \(ˌ)gə-ˈfȯ\ intransitive verb
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Origin of GUFFAW
imitative
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Rhymes with GUFFAW
backsaw, band saw, bear claw, bedstraw, blue law, bucksaw, buzz saw, bylaw, case law, catclaw, cat's-paw, chain saw, Choctaw, coleslaw, Corn Law, crenshaw, cumshaw, cushaw, Danelaw, declaw, Esau, forepaw, fretsaw, glass jaw, grandma, grandpa, hacksaw, handsaw, hawkshaw, hee-haw, hurrah, in-law, jackdaw, jackstraw, jigsaw, kickshaw, last straw, leash law, lockjaw, lynch law, macaw, Moose Jaw, Nassau, old-squaw, outdraw, outlaw, pasha, pawpaw, pit saw, pooh-bah, poor law, rickshaw, ringtaw, ripsaw, scofflaw, scrimshaw, scroll saw, seesaw, shield law, southpaw, Skiddaw, tack claw, trishaw, tussah, undraw, Utah, Warsaw, whipsaw, wiredraw, withdraw
GUFFAW Defined for Kids
1guffaw
noun guf·faw \ˌgə-ˈfȯ\
Definition of GUFFAW for Kids
: a burst of loud laughter
2guffaw
verb
guf·fawedguf·faw·ing
Definition of GUFFAW for Kids
: to laugh noisily
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