poof

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

enPR: po͝of, IPA^(key): /pʊf/
(US)
- IPA^(key): /puːf/
- Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -ʊf, -uːf
Homophones: pouf, pouffe (with certain dialects and/or accents)

Interjection

poof

Onomatopoeia indicating a cloud of smoke or wind; caused by a deflating object, or a magical disappearance.
Poof, he was gone.

Derived terms

foofy
poofy

Translations

deflating object or a magical disappearance

Finnish: puff (fi)
French: pouf (fr)

Swedish: poff

Noun

poof (plural poofs or pooves)

(Britain, Australia, New Zealand, derogatory, colloquial) A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.
The product of flatulence, or the sound of breaking wind.

Synonyms

horse's hoof (cockney rhyming slang)
poofta, pooftah, poofter
See also Thesaurus:male homosexual

Translations

A male homosexual.

Catalan: marieta (ca) m, marica m, maricó m
Finnish: hintti (fi)
French: tapette (fr) f, pédale (fr) f, tante (fr) f
Italian: finocchio (it) m, checca (it) f

Norwegian: skrulle m, f, fjolle m, f
Portuguese: bicha (pt)
Russian: голубо́й (ru) (golubój)
Swedish: fjolla (sv) c

The product of flatulence.

Danish: prut (da)
French: pet (fr) m, prout (fr) m

Swedish: fis (sv) c, fjärt (sv) c, prutt (sv) c

Verb

poof (third-person singular simple present poofs, present participle poofing, simple past and past participle poofed)

To vanish or disappear.
He poofed into thin air.
To break wind; to fart.

Translations

to vanish

French: s'évanouir (fr), s'évaporer (fr), disparaître (fr)

Polish: znikać (pl)

to fart

French: péter (fr), prouter (fr)

Swedish: fisa (sv), fjärta (sv), prutta (sv)

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