Tofu

//ˈtoʊfu// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk. countable, uncountable

    "First, marinate the tofu. In a bowl, whisk the kecap manis, chilli sauce, and sesame oil together. Cut the tofu into strips about 1cm thick, mix gently (so it doesn't break) with the marinade and leave in the fridge for half an hour."

  2. 2
    Initialism of trust on first use, a type of network software security model where a client requests an identification code from a remote host when establishing the first connection. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
  3. 3
    cheeselike food made of curdled soybean milk wordnet
  4. 4
    A box or rectangle, empty or with a question mark or hexadecimal code inside, displayed by some systems in place of a character not supported by available fonts. (such as _□ or 𐕪) countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    Initialism of top of funnel. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

    "To move prospects through a marketing funnel, you need to provide content designed to satisfy their needs at each of the three stages: » Content at the top of the funnel (TOFU) that facilitates awareness"

Example

More examples

"I really shouldn't ask, but could you go get some tofu for me?"

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 豆(とう)腐(ふ) (tōfu), from Middle Chinese 豆腐 (duwᴴ bju^X, “curdled bean”). Doublet of dubu and doufu.

Related phrases

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.