poof

Onomatopoeic. See also puff.

• enPR: po͝of, IPA^(key): /pʊf/
• (US)
  • IPA^(key): /puːf/

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• Rhymes: -ʊf, -uːf
• Homophones: pouf, pouffe (with certain dialects and/or accents)

poof

1. Onomatopoeia indicating a cloud of smoke or wind; caused by a deflating object, or a magical disappearance.

   Poof, he was gone.

• foofy
• poofy

poof (plural poofs or pooves)

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

• (male homosexual): See Thesaurus:male homosexual

• poofter

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

1. To vanish or disappear.

   He poofed into thin air.

2. To break wind; to fart.