English Explanatory Dictionary

oof

English dictionary entry

Meanings

intj
  1. A sound mimicking the loss of air, as if someone's solar plexus had just been struck.
  2. Synonym of ouch (“expressing sympathy at another's pain, shock at a high price, etc.”).
noun
  1. A sound made in pain, as when expelling air after being struck.
  2. Something cringeworthy, or which arouses disappointment; often used in conjunction with the qualifier big.
noun
  1. Money.

Pronunciation

/uːf/ /ʊf/ ūf /uf/ En-au-oof.ogg

Word forms

oof oofs

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, compare Dutch oef and German uff.

Synonyms

ouch ackers bees and honey blunt bones brass bread bread and honey Bugs Bunny cake cheddar cheese ching clams coin cream currency dinero dosh dough feds fedi finances flizz flow funding funds gravy gwop gwolla jack legal tender lolly lovely jubbly mazuma means money moola mozzarella muck oof ooftish paper rhino scratch scrilla shrapnel simoleons smackers smackeroos smackeroonies spend spondulicks swag wampum wonga yenom

Derived words

feathered oof-bird make the oof-bird walk oof-bag oof-bird oofless oofy pad the oof
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