poof
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poof¹
- /pʊf/
- /puːf/ US
Sounds like pouf, pouffe (with certain dialects and/or accents) · Rhymes with -ʊf, -uːf
Where it comes from
Onomatopoeic. See also puff.
interjection pouf
- Onomatopoeia indicating a small explosion with a cloud of smoke; as caused by a deflating object, or a magical disappearance. Poof, he was gone.
verb poofs · poofing · poofed · pouf
- To vanish or disappear. He poofed into thin air.
- To break wind; to fart.
noun poofs · pouf
- The product of flatulence, or the sound of breaking wind.
poof²
Where it comes from
Origin unknown.
noun poofs · pooves · pouf
- A gay man; especially one who is irritating or contemptible. He recalls how everybody got called a ‘poof’ at Forrester High School in the seventies. Back then, only ‘wanker’ possibly rivalled it as the most common term of abuse. But The Poof was the Poof.
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verb to vanish
| Français | s'évanouir, s'évaporer, disparaître |
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title = {poof},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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