Boofy

//ˈbʊfi// adj, slang

adj, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of hair, puffy, or having extra volume, not necessarily desired; having such hair; see bouffant. Australia, colloquial

    "My hair was so boofy this morning it took 10 minutes of brushing to get it looking decent."

  2. 2
    Brawny, overtly masculine and rather dim-witted. Australia, colloquial

    "Dave, the big boofy builder, finally solved the mouse problem the big boofy bloke way: by crushing it unceremoniously under his boot."

Example

More examples

"My hair was so boofy this morning it took 10 minutes of brushing to get it looking decent."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From bouffant + -y.

Etymology 2

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

Related phrases

dim witted

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