cuff out
C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To give someone a light slap or hit.
Literal meaning: To strike outward with a cuff (an open-handed blow).
Meanings
1 C1 informal
To strike someone with an open hand, usually lightly.
"She cuffed him out playfully for making such a terrible joke."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Relatively rare and regional. More common in British and Australian informal speech. The action is usually casual or half-hearted rather than seriously violent.
Commonly used with
ear head arm child lightly
Forms
Base
cuff out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
cuffs out
he/she/it
Past simple
cuffed out
yesterday
Past participle
cuffed out
have + pp
-ing form
cuffing out
continuous
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