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A whole word for storming off in style, no horse required.
means Easily offended and sulky about it, puffing up with indignation over some slight, real or imagined.
from From 'huff,' which began as plain breath — a blast of air, a gust, an exhalation of annoyance. The word likely started life as imitative, echoing the sound of someone forcefully blowing out air. By the late 1500s 'huff' meant to puff and swell, both literally and with self-importance, and by the 1670s a person 'in a huff' was swollen with offended pride. 'Huffy' followed naturally: the adjective for someone always one breath away from blowing up.
- Word origin
- From huff, meaning a sudden gust of anger
- Bike brand
- Huffy bicycles have rolled since 1892
- Childhood ride
- Sponsored countless wobbly first-time pedalers worldwide
- Tone
- Implies offense bigger than the actual insult
- Body language
- Crossed arms and a sigh are nonverbal huffiness
huffy radio flyer — american bicycle manufacturer founded 1892, produced iconic children's bikes and wagons
huffy corporation — ohio-based company that became world's largest bicycle maker by 1990s