Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - poof
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Poof
poof
~1 also poofter ~ n BrE an offensive word for a homosexual man - poofy adj (- compare pouf) ~2 interjection 1 used when talking about something that happened suddenly (Then poof! She was gone.) 2 used to show that you do not agree with or believe what someone has said (Poof! He doesn't know what he's talking about.)
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also pouf (poofs) 1. A poof is a homosexual man. (BRIT INFORMAL, OFFENSIVE) N-COUNT 2. Some people say poof to indicate that something happened very suddenly. They approach, embrace, and poof! they disappear in a blinding flash of light. EXCLAM ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. interjection Date: 1824 — used to express disdain or dismissal or to suggest instantaneous occurrence II. noun also poove (plural ~s; also pooves) Etymology: perhaps alteration of 2puff Date: circa 1860 British usually disparaging a male homosexual ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (also pouf, poove) Brit. sl. derog. 1 an effeminate man. 2 a male homosexual. Derivatives poofy adj. Etymology: 19th c.: cf. PUFF in sense 'braggart' ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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