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boofy¹

  • /ˈbʊfi/ Australia

Where it comes from

From bouffant + -y.

adjective boofier · boofiest

  1. Australia, colloquial Of hair, puffy, or having extra volume, not necessarily desired; having such hair; see bouffant. My hair was so boofy this morning it took 10 minutes of brushing to get it looking decent.

boofy²

  • /ˈbʊfi/ Australia

Where it comes from

Apparently from first element of boofhead + -y. First recorded in the 1990s.

adjective boofier · boofiest

  1. Australia, colloquial Brawny, overtly masculine and rather dim-witted. Dave, the big boofy builder, finally solved the mouse problem the big boofy bloke way: by crushing it unceremoniously under his boot.

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@misc{boofy_2026,
  title = {boofy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boofy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}