ouf
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Interjection
ouf
- phew!, whew! (expressing relief)
- 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
Template:glink form of fou (“crazy”).
Adjective
ouf (plural ouf or oufs) (usually invariable)
Noun
ouf m (plural oufs)
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Anagrams
Further reading
- “ouf”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.