Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boofy

/ˈbʊfi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: boofy
IPA: /ˈbʊfi/

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of hair, puffy, or having extra volume, not necessarily desired; having such hair; see bouffant.

Australian usage; Colloquial

adj

Brawny, overtly masculine and rather dim-witted.

Australian usage; Colloquial

Example Sentences

"My hair was so boofy this morning it took 10 minutes of brushing to get it looking decent."
"He appeared in person much as he did on television – big, boofy even when well groomed – like a version of Ginger Meggs grown up and gone into politics."
"Steve trotted onto the field: a young footballer with a boofy, 1980s haircut."
"I'm smiling, my tie is askew, and I'm sporting a boofy big hairdo, like all the other kids in my class."
"Dave, the big boofy builder, finally solved the mouse problem the big boofy bloke way: by crushing it unceremoniously under his boot."
"My friend Sharn has a friend in her late 50s who is very keen to maintain sexual relations with her husband, a big boofy bloke, a mechanic by trade."

Etymology

From bouffant + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: y

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbʊfi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

boofier (comparative) boofiest (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

boof boofhead

Questions

How do you pronounce boofy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbʊfi/.
What does boofy mean?: Of hair, puffy, or having extra volume, not necessarily desired; having such hair; see bouffant.
Where does boofy come from?: From bouffant + -y.

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