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poof
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[poo
f, poof] 
–interjection
| 1. | (used to express or indicate a sudden disappearance): Poof! The magician made the rabbit disappear. |
| 2. | pooh 1 (def. 1). |
Origin:
1815–25
1815–25
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| poof 1 (pōōf) interj. Used to indicate a sudden vanishing: The magician waved a wand, and poof! The birds disappeared! [Imitative.] |
| poof 2 (pōōf) n. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for an effeminate or homosexual male. [Probably alteration of puff, braggart, homosexual man, from puff (influenced by poof1).] |
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poof
"effeminate man, male homosexual," c.1850, perhaps a corruption of puff. The Australian extended form poofter is attested from 1910.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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