poof
/pʊf/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
intj
Onomatopoeia indicating a small explosion with a cloud of smoke; as caused by a deflating object, or a magical disappearance.
noun
The product of flatulence, or the sound of breaking wind.
noun
A gay man; especially one who is irritating or contemptible.
British usage; Colloquial; Derogatory
Example Sentences
- "Poof, he was gone."
- "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.'"
- "The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist. And like that, poof. He's gone."
- "What makes Atlantis so interesting is that its people built a utopian society and then mysteriously disappeared. One day it was there, then poof! Gone without a trace."
- "He poofed into thin air."
- "He's a figment of your subconscious Eric, not mine, so I tapped into Ultimate Reality and poofed him out."
Etymology
Usage
- Intransitive verb
- British usage
- Colloquial
- Derogatory