[poo
f, poof] 
| 1. | (used to express or indicate a sudden disappearance): Poof! The magician made the rabbit disappear. |
| 2. | pooh 1 (def. 1). |
| 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).] |