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poon¹

  • /puːn/

Rhymes with -uːn

Where it comes from

Compare Tamil புன்னை (puṉṉai), Malayalam പുന്ന (punna), names for Calophyllum inophyllum. Doublet of punnai.

noun poons

  1. Any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, yielding a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.

poon²

  • /puːn/

Rhymes with -uːn

Where it comes from

Clipping of poontang.

noun poons

  1. US, countable, slang, uncountable, vulgar The vagina and vulva; or intercourse with a woman. I'm going to get me some poon at this party.

    Similar: axe wound, badly packed kebab, bearded clam, beaver, beef curtains, burger, chocha, clam, cooch, coochie, coochy, cookie

  2. colloquial, countable, uncountable A wimp; a pussy.

    Similar: sissy, wuss, big girl's blouse, candy-arse, candy-ass, crybaby, milksop, milquetoast, namby, namby-pamby, nestle-cock, pansy

Poon³

  • /puːn/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Cantonese 潘 (pun¹).

proper noun Poons

  1. A Chinese surname from Cantonese.

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poon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/poon

Chicago

"poon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/poon.

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@misc{poon_2026,
  title = {poon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/poon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}