Nearby Words
interjection
1.
(used to express or indicate a sudden disappearance): Poof! The magician made the rabbit disappear.
2.
pooh1 (def. 1).
Origin:
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Poof
is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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Word Origin & History
poof
"effeminate man, male homosexual," c.1850, perhaps a corruption of puff. The Australian extended form poofter is attested from 1910.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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