1. the husks of grains and grasses that are separated during threshing
2. worthless or trivial matter

1. to tease someone in a friendly way

Examples

• The farmer separated the wheat from the chaff.
• The wind blew the chaff across the field.
• Most of the book was chaff, with only a few useful ideas.
• She had to sort through the chaff to find the important documents.
• His friends chaffed him about his new haircut.
• The teammates chaffed each other good-naturedly.
• Don’t chaff her too much about the mistake.