whuffo

alternative wuffo

1. Southern USUScolloquialnot comparablepronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of what for.

   1959. Al Capp, Li'l Abner, March n.d. [Daisy Mae Yokum] Whuffo is yo' gittin' all dressed up, Li'l Abner?

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   [Alabaster:] Shhh, Uncle Pogo! We is lookin' for the Easter Bunny. [Pogo:] Whuffo you shushin' me? I isn't doin' nothin' but breathin'!

   1952, Walt Kelly, Pogo, 6 April 1952 strip

plural whuffos · alternative wuffo

1. slangA person who is not a skydiver.

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   "There's a wonderful sense of camraderie among skydivers," Mr. Ottley said. "It's like a secret fraternity." Initiates speak easily of "swooping" (joining a formation) and "funneling" (breaking one up). Outsiders are called "whuffos" -- shorthand for "What for you do that crazy stuff?" "You can always tell a whuffo right away," Mr. Ottley said. "They call the sport 'diving' instead of 'skydiving.' We think diving is what you do in a pool."

   1991, “The Executive Life; The Thrill of the Dive; The Roar of the Boss”, in New York Times