Standard Lemma guide

poof

intj · noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • po͝of
  • /pʊf/
  • /puːf/
  • [puːɸ]
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʊf
  • rhymes with -uːf
  • homophone: pouf
  • homophone: pouffe (with certain dialects and/or accents)
  • CMU ARPABET: P UW1 F Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

intj

Meaning 1

Onomatopoeia indicating a small explosion with a cloud of smoke; as caused by a deflating object, or a magical disappearance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Poof, he was gone.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The product of flatulence, or the sound of breaking wind.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A gay man; especially one who is irritating or contemptible.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, colloquial, derogatory

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To vanish or disappear.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He poofed into thin air.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

To break wind; to fart.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

offensive term for an openly homosexual man

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fagot, faggot, fag, fairy, nance, pansy, queen, queer, poove, pouf

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: gay man, shirtlifter

History

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. See also puff.

Origin unknown.

Across languages

Translations

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: puff — deflating object or a magical disappearance
  • French: pouf — deflating object or a magical disappearance
  • German: puff — deflating object or a magical disappearance
  • Norwegian Bokmål: poff — deflating object or a magical disappearance
  • Polish: puf — deflating object or a magical disappearance
  • Portuguese: puf — deflating object or a magical disappearance
  • Spanish: puf — deflating object or a magical disappearance
  • Swedish: poff — deflating object or a magical disappearance
  • Swedish: pysa (deflation) — deflating object or a magical disappearance
  • Bulgarian: педераст (pederast) — A male homosexual.
  • Catalan: marieta — A male homosexual.
  • Catalan: marica — A male homosexual.
  • Catalan: maricó — A male homosexual.
  • Finnish: hintti — A male homosexual.
  • French: pédale — A male homosexual.
  • French: tante — A male homosexual.
  • French: tapette — A male homosexual.
  • Hungarian: buzi — A male homosexual.
  • Italian: finocchio — A male homosexual.
  • Italian: checca — A male homosexual.
  • Maltese: pufta — A male homosexual.
  • Norwegian: skrulle — A male homosexual.
  • Norwegian: fjolle — A male homosexual.
  • Polish: pedał — A male homosexual.
  • Polish: pedzio — A male homosexual.
  • Portuguese: bicha — A male homosexual.
  • Portuguese: paneleiro — A male homosexual.
  • Portuguese: maricas — A male homosexual.
  • Portuguese: zabela — A male homosexual.
  • Russian: голубо́й (golubój) — A male homosexual.
  • Swedish: fjolla — A male homosexual.
  • Danish: prut — The product of flatulence.
  • Finnish: pieru — The product of flatulence.
  • French: pet — The product of flatulence.
  • French: prout — The product of flatulence.
  • Swedish: fis — The product of flatulence.
  • Swedish: fjärt — The product of flatulence.
  • Swedish: prutt — The product of flatulence.
  • French: s'évanouir — to vanish
  • French: s'évaporer — to vanish
  • French: disparaître — to vanish
  • Polish: znikać — to vanish
  • Swedish: gå upp i rök — to vanish
  • Swedish: pysa — to vanish
  • Finnish: pierrä — to fart
  • French: péter — to fart
  • French: prouter — to fart
  • Swedish: fisa — to fart
  • Swedish: fjärta — to fart
  • Swedish: prutta — to fart