boof

English dictionary entry

Meanings

intj
  1. The sound of a blow or collision; wham.
  2. A dog's low, deep bark.
noun
  1. A “jump” over hydraulic backwash in a high-gradient mountain river, an action analogous to a skier jumping a cliff.
verb
  1. To make this sound.
  2. To make a boof jump when whitewater kayaking, rafting, etc.
  3. To surface quickly and catch prey by gulping, a behaviour which produces an audible sound.
verb
  1. To have anal sex with someone, usually as the penetrative partner (possibly with negative connotations).
  2. To conceal (a prohibited item) in one's rectum.
  3. To consume (drugs) rectally.
  4. To consume (drugs) in any fashion.
verb
  1. To get something wrong or make a mistake.
verb
  1. To puff out in a voluminous way.
noun
  1. Extra volume of the hair, not necessarily desired; the quality of being bouffant.
noun
  1. A kind of strong cannabis.

Pronunciation

/buːf/ [bʉːf] En-au-boof.ogg

Word forms

boof boofs boofing boofed

Etymology

Imitative. Kayaking sense from the onomatopoeic sound a kayak makes when it lands on the water after “ski jumping” the waterfall forming the backwash; generally attributed to whitewater kayaking aficionados in the eastern United States in the mid- to late 1970s.

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