Oofy
//ˈuːfi// adj, slang
adj, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Having lots of oof (money); rich, wealthy. British, dated, slang
"How lucky for me she never can have heard of the glorious Tinman, or my oofy maiden-aunt; wouldn't she have jumped at me, if she had?"
Example
More examples"How lucky for me she never can have heard of the glorious Tinman, or my oofy maiden-aunt; wouldn't she have jumped at me, if she had?"
Etymology
From oof + -y. Oof is a clipping of ooftish, from Yiddish אויפֿן טיש (oyfn tish, “on the table”) in the phrase געלט אויפֿן טיש (gelt oyfn tish, “money on the table”).
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