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Originally Posted by chileno
I thought of it as "tickled pink" at firt. Now that laepelba mentioned it, I went to look it up and it seems to mean "jadear".
According to Merriam-Webster :
Main Entry: 2chuff Function: intransitive verb Etymology:imitativeDate:1914 : to produce noisy exhaust or exhalations : proceed or operate with chuffs <the chuffing and snorting of switch engines — Paul Gallico>
Chileno, there's no panting (jadear) involved I can assure you . 
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Originally Posted by Rusty
The dictionary isn't giving the British usage. Chuffed to bits is actually a shorter form of chuffed to little mint balls.
Tinkled pink and thrilled to death are good AmE equivalents.
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Originally Posted by laepelba
chuffed to little mint balls........... ugh!
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My reaction precisely laepelba.
Never knew that one Rusty - the "little mint balls" bit. No te acostarás sin saber una cosa más.
I think it's kind of got a self-satisfied tinge to it. Tickled pink with self-satisfaction.
