Daley Thompson

People don't want to serve apprenticeships any more. Kids expect to be paid and treated really well and all that guff before they've achieved anything. It doesn't work like that. You have to spend five or six years being relatively rubbish and put up with it. For that you don't deserve to be getting lottery money.

English Athlete

John McGahern

The way I see it is that all the ol' guff about being Irish is a kind of nonsense. I mean, I couldn't be anything else no matter what I tried to be. I couldn't be Chinese or Japanese.

Irish Writer

Use 'guff' in casual conversations, not in formal situations.

Informal Usage

Saying 'guff' can show you think someone's ideas are not worth considering.

Dismissive Tone

'Guff' can be used sarcastically to mock something said.

Sarcasm Potential

Using 'guff' to mean a fart is often done jokingly among friends.

Colloquial Humor

Avoid using 'guff' this way in formal or unfamiliar company, as it may offend.

Sensitive Settings

Calling out someone's guff can be a lighthearted tease.