What does "floof" mean?

A long-haired dog, cat, or similar furry pet animal.

What is a synonym for "floof"?

Common synonyms include: floofer, fluff, fluff.

//fluːf// intj, noun, verb, slang

intj, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
A long-haired dog, cat, or similar furry pet animal. Internet, countable, endearing
2
The fur of such an animal. Internet, endearing, uncountable
3
Hair that looks fluffy, like fur from such an animal. Internet, endearing, uncountable

Verb

1
To make something fluffy; to fluff (up). humorous, informal, often, transitive
"Then she floofs out her blonde curls artlessly and opens her mouth wide, checking her teeth for spinach."
2
To move in a floofy or fluffy manner. informal, intransitive
"She floofed down between Max and me on the Chickly Shabby sofa."

Intj

1
Used to indicate the (supposed) sound of moving air, as in an explosion, a puff of smoke, etc.
"As I [the universe] was saying, I had no idea what to expect before the beginning, so to speak. Perhaps it really went floof, woosh, bang. Or bang, woosh, floof. Or even woosh, floof, bang. You know how permutations go."

"The neighbor has a beautiful floof."

Possibly a deliberate mispronunciation of fluff, a back-formation from floofy, or a blend of fluff + poof (compare the etymology of floofy).

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