Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oofy

/ˈufi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oofy
IPA: /ˈufi/

10

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having lots of money rich, wealthy.

British usage; Dated; Slang

Example Sentences

"How lucky for me she never can have heard of the glorious Tinman, or my oofy maiden-aunt; wouldn't she have jumped at me, if she had?"
"Money isn't everything in this world. Youth and love and pluck are the main things. Hang it, what if you do get into debt occasionally? You've got a pretty oofy father-in-law."
"This Tom has a peculiarity I've noticed in other very oofy men. Nick him for the paltriest sum, and he lets out a squawk you can hear at Land's End. He has the stuff in gobs, but he hates giving up."

Etymology

From oof + -y. Oof is a clipping of ooftish, from Yiddish אויפֿן טיש (oyfn tish, “on the table”) in the phrase געלט אויפֿן טיש (gelt oyfn tish, “money on the table”).

Origin

Source language: Yiddish

Word Breakdown

Root: אויפֿן טיש
Suffix: oof

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈufi/
British English: /ˈuːfi/

Usage

British usage
Dated
Slang

Inflected Forms

more oofy (comparative) most oofy (superlative)

Phrases

oof-bird feathered oof-bird

Frequently Paired Words

oof-bird feathered oof-bird oof oofiness oofless ooftish

Synonyms

wealthy

Antonyms

impoverished

Rhymes With

goofy sufi poofy roofie floofy newfie woofy foofy roofy

Questions

How do you pronounce oofy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈufi/.
What does oofy mean?: Having lots of money rich, wealthy.
Where does oofy come from?: It is traced to Yiddish.

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