“Guff” is a colloquial term referring to empty, meaningless, or insincere talk, often considered as nonsense or nonsense comments.
Sample Sentences:
- Every meeting seemed to be filled with the boss’s guff about teamwork.
- I couldn’t take the politician seriously; his speech was just a bunch of political guff.
- Stop giving me that promotional guff; just tell me the facts.
- She dismissed his excuses as mere guff to avoid taking responsibility.
- The salesman’s pitch was full of exaggerated claims and guff.
- His explanation was nothing but a stream of guff to cover up the mistake.
- We endured hours of corporate guff during the team-building seminar.
- I’ve heard enough of your guff; let’s get to the point.
- The lecture was filled with academic guff that went over our heads.
- Don’t feed me that philosophical guff; I want practical solutions.
Synonyms:
- Balderdash (Omong kosong)
- Nonsense (Omong kosong)
- Drivel (Omong kosong)
- Gibberish (Omong kosong)
- Malarkey (Omong kosong)
- Twaddle (Omong kosong)
- Hokum (Omong kosong)
- Baloney (Omong kosong)
- Poppycock (Omong kosong)
- Flimflam (Omong kosong)
The Codgers Club and the Case of the Curious Cockamamie Contraption
Chapter 1: A Scent of Something Suspicious
The Codgers Club, nestled above a dusty bookstore in the heart of London, was where old men told tall tales and sipped tea as strong as their opinions. Tonight, however, a cloud of balderdash hung heavier than the usual pipe smoke. Professor Archibald Featherstone, a man whose whiskers reached his chin like a tangled ivy tendril, slammed his gavel on the oak table.
“Gentlemen,” he boomed, his voice a rumbling tremor in the worn-down room, “we have a situation. One reeking of gibberish and smelling faintly of burned hair – not mine, for once!”
He unveiled a contraption that could have sprung from a fever dream. Cogs whirred, wires dangled like limp spaghetti, and a brass funnel poked out like a rooster’s beak, emitting a thin plume of smoke.
“Professor Bartholomew Blatherby,” Featherstone declared, pointing a bony finger at a man whose bushy eyebrows seemed perpetually surprised, “claims this monstrosity can translate the drivel of pigeons. Poppycock, I say!”
Chapter 2: Squawking Secrets and Suspicious Scents
Blatherby, his spectacles perched precariously on his nose, puffed out his chest like a deflated balloon. “My genius, Featherstone, is simply misunderstood! This marvel, the Avian Augur, unlocks the secrets of our feathered friends!”
The Codgers, a motley crew of retired adventurers, skeptics, and eccentrics, erupted in a cacophony of malarkey and twaddle. One man, Admiral Horatio Hoggett, his face etched with nautical maps and skepticism, challenged Blatherby to prove his contraption’s worth.
Thus began a night of avian espionage. With the Augur strapped to Featherstone’s homing pigeon, Penelope, they set it loose in the bustling Trafalgar Square. The contraption sputtered, emitting a series of clicks and squawks that Blatherby deciphered with manic glee.
“They speak of a plot!” he declared, eyes wide with exaggerated alarm. “The pigeons are planning to steal the Crown Jewels, led by their feathered chieftain, Reginald the Raven!”
Chapter 3: Cockatoo Caper and Codger Courage
The Codgers, despite their flimflam tendencies, weren’t ones to shirk adventure. Led by Featherstone, armed with umbrellas and walking sticks, they descended upon the Tower of London, ready to foil the avian heist.
The scene in the Crown Jewels room was pure hokum. Reginald, a regal black raven with a glint of mischief in his eye, had orchestrated a distraction – a flock of singing canaries confusing the guards with their dulcet warbles. Penelope, meanwhile, perched regally on the Queen’s scepter, looking utterly nonchalant.
Chapter 4: A Revelation and a Reunion
In the ensuing squawking chaos, a truth emerged. Blatherby’s Augur wasn’t translating pigeon thoughts, but rather amplifying bird calls, which, to a trained ear like Hoggett’s, revealed the canaries’ distress. They were being forced to sing by a nefarious pigeon breeder, hoping to use their musical talents for his own gain.
United by this revelation, the Codgers and Reginald joined forces. Hoggett, with his keen understanding of bird calls, orchestrated a counter-melody, freeing the canaries and sending the pigeon breeder scrambling.
Epilogue: A Feather in Their Caps (and Beaks)
With the Crown Jewels saved and Reginald reunited with his flock, the Codgers returned to their club, heroes by sheer accident. Their night of baloney had become a tale of cockatoo capers and codger courage, a testament to the unexpected friendships that can be forged in the pursuit of the utterly nonsensical. As for the Augur, well, it became a dusty resident of the Codgers Club, a permanent reminder that even the most outlandish contraptions can sometimes, if quite by accident, stumble upon the truth.
And so, the Codgers lived to fight another day, their club walls echoing with the memories of that night, proof that even the most bumbling bunch can rise to the occasion, even when faced with a flock of feathered fiends and a contraption that defied all logic. For in the realm of the Codgers Club, the line between balderdash and brilliance was thinner than a pigeon’s feather.
Antonyms:
- Substance (Substansi)
- Validity (Validitas)
- Truth (Kebenaran)
- Logic (Logika)
- Sensibility (Kewajaran)
- Legitimacy (Legitimitas)
- Sense (Akal)
- Reality (Realitas)
- Authenticity (Autentisitas)
- Credibility (Kredibilitas)
Derived Words:
- Guffaw (Gelak tawa)
- Guffiness (Sifat omong kosong)
- Guffawed (Tertawa lepas)
Related Words:
- Blather (Omong kosong)
- Jabber (Cakap-cakap)
- Prattle (Bicara yang tidak penting)
- Palaver (Perbincangan yang sia-sia)
Phrasal Verbs:
- Guff off (Berbicara tanpa arti)
- Guff up (Mengeluarkan omong kosong)
Common Expressions:
- Cut the guff! (Berhenti bicara omong kosong!)
- Enough of the guff! (Cukup dengan omong kosong!)
Related Idioms:
- Blow smoke (Berbicara tanpa arti)
- All talk and no action (Hanya bicara, tidak ada tindakan)
