poof
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English[edit]
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Etymology 1[edit]
Onomatopoeic. See also puff.
Pronunciation[edit]
- enPR: po͝of, IPA(key): /pʊf/
- (US)
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ʊf, -uːf
- Homophones: pouf, pouffe (with certain dialects and/or accents)
Interjection[edit]
poof
- Onomatopoeia indicating a small explosion with a cloud of smoke; as caused by a deflating object, or a magical disappearance.
- Poof, he was gone.
- 1969, Beard & Kennedy, Bored of the Rings, page 87:
- Even now, in the spring, the river softly cries, 'Menthol, Menthol, you are one wazoo. One day I'm the elf next door and the poof I'm a river.'
- 1995, Christopher McQuarrie, The Usual Suspects (motion picture), spoken by Verbal (Kevin Spacey):
- The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist. And like that, poof. He's gone.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
deflating object or a magical disappearance
Verb[edit]
poof (third-person singular simple present poofs, present participle poofing, simple past and past participle poofed)
- To vanish or disappear.
- He poofed into thin air.
- 2019, Justin Blackburn, The Bisexual Christian Suburban Failure Enlightening Bipolar Blues, page 22:
- He's a figment of your subconscious Eric, not mine, so I tapped into Ultimate Reality and poofed him out.
- (intransitive) To break wind; to fart.
Translations[edit]
to vanish
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to fart
Noun[edit]
poof (plural poofs)
- The product of flatulence, or the sound of breaking wind.
Etymology 2[edit]
Origin unknown.
Noun[edit]
poof (plural poofs or (less common) pooves)
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Commonwealth, derogatory, colloquial) A gay man; especially one who is effeminate.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:male homosexual
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
A male homosexual.
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