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chaff noun

  /t͡ʃæf/ , /t͡ʃɑːf/
  • The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.
 akana, ruumen
  • (figurative) Any excess or unwanted material, resource, or person; anything worthless.
 akanat
  • Light jesting talk; banter; raillery.
 irvailu, vinoilu
  • Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle.
  • (military) Loose material, e.g. small strips of aluminum foil dropped from aircraft, intended to interfere with radar detection.
 silppu

chaff verb

  /t͡ʃæf/ , /t͡ʃɑːf/
  • (intransitive) To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter.
  • (transitive) To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language; to quiz.
 irvailla, vinoilla
separate the wheat from the chaff
erottaa jyvät akanoista
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