ouf

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uf/

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

ouf

1. phew!, whew! (expressing relief)
2. Used to represent the cry of a pig.
   • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 67:

     "Ouf, Ouf," grunted the pig, and swallowed the pancake in one gulp, and as the pancake couldn't get any farther, well, you see we can't go on with this story any farther, either.

Etymology 2

Verlan form of fou (“crazy”).

Adjective

ouf (plural ouf or oufs) (usually invariable)

1. (Verlan) crazy; nuts

   C’est ouf! ― That's nuts!

Noun

ouf m (plural oufs)

1. (Verlan) crazy person, nutter

Synonyms

• dingue
• fou

Further reading

• “ouf”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• fou