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oof¹

  • /uːf/ UK
  • /ʊf/ UK
  • /uf/ US

Rhymes with -uːf, -ʊf

Where it comes from

Onomatopoeic, compare Dutch oef and German uff.

interjection

  1. onomatopoeic A sound mimicking the loss of air, as if someone's solar plexus had just been struck. Whap, Biff, Ooooof, Sock, Pow, Zok! Batman is back. Gotham City is again leaving its law and order in the hands of a man who wears plastic underpants over his tights.
  2. slang Synonym of ouch (“expressing sympathy at another's pain, shock at a high price, etc.”). "Oof, you just lost a lot of progress. That's a real frustration, a real punch in the gut."

    Similar: ouch

noun oofs

  1. A sound made in pain, as when expelling air after being struck. The soldier on the ground clutched his head and then his stomach and gave an "oof" of pain.
  2. Internet Something cringeworthy, or which arouses disappointment; often used in conjunction with the qualifier big. That is a mega oof.

oof²

  • /uːf/ UK
  • /ʊf/ UK
  • /uf/ US

Rhymes with -uːf, -ʊf

Where it comes from

Clipping of ooftish.

noun

  1. UK, dated, slang, uncountable Money. Burlington Bertie's the latest young jay He rents a swell flat somewhere Kensington way He spends the good oof that his pater has made Along with the Brandy and Soda Brigade.

    Similar: ackers, bees and honey, blunt, bones, brass, bread, bread and honey, Bugs Bunny, cake, cheddar, cheese, ching

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: whew, phew, ugh, oohing, cough, foof, groan, oomph, ouch, groaning, ooch, plosive, whoosh, yelp, exclamation, boom

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intj expressing sympathy at another's pain, shock at a high price, etc.

Españoluf, hum, huf

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@misc{oof_2026,
  title = {oof},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oof},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}