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adverb

• Short for "what for" or "why" (from the "Li'l Abner" comic strip (1934 - 1977); popularly used in the 1950s and 1960s. Ex.: "Wuffo you want to hit me with that club?"

  Last edited on Sep 15 2017. Submitted by Anonymous on Sep 15 2017.

noun

• an unknowledgeable observer who hangs around a hang gliding launching or landing area asking many questions; slang used by hangliders that wanna be skydivers.

  I almost mowed over three wuffos with my left wingtip on landing.

  Last edited on Mar 07 2018. Submitted by Alec P. from Santa Clara, CA, USA on Mar 01 1999.

expression

• senior leaders in tough positions; must be stronger, better and more a leader than their job requires. Compare to "rise above all".

  The senator was unconcerned about personal insults, because he knew that you have to be bigger than your job.

  Last edited on Mar 07 2018. Submitted by Dr. P.D. Fisher on Sep 15 2017.