Poof

//pʊf// intj, noun, verb, slang

intj, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The product of flatulence, or the sound of breaking wind.
  2. 2
    A gay man; especially one who is effeminate. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, colloquial, derogatory

    "He recalls how everybody got called a ‘poof’ at Forrester High School in the seventies. Back then, only ‘wanker’ possibly rivalled it as the most common term of abuse. But The Poof was the Poof."

  3. 3
    offensive term for a homosexual man wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To vanish or disappear.

    "He poofed into thin air."

  2. 2
    To break wind; to fart. intransitive
Intj
  1. 1
    Onomatopoeia indicating a small explosion with a cloud of smoke; as caused by a deflating object, or a magical disappearance.

    "Poof, he was gone."

Synonyms

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bamfbamfdudeleteffeminate manfagfaggot

Antonyms

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macho

Example

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"Even now, in the spring, the river softly cries, 'Menthol, Menthol, you are one wazoo. One day I'm the elf next door and the poof I'm a river.'"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic. See also puff.

Etymology 2

Origin unknown.

Related phrases

go poof

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