boof

Interjection

1. (colloquial) The sound of a blow or collision; wham.
   • The barman vaulted over the bar and hauled him off and went boof! – right in the Boer's chest, and down he went. As he settled on the floor we ran upstairs.2011, Paul Theroux, Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Cape Town
2. A preliminary, soft "pre-bark" that a dog makes when unsure that a full, vocal bark is warranted.
   • "You scared me."
     "Boof, boof," the dog answered.2024, D. J. Green, No More Empty Spaces

Noun (1)

boof (plural boofs)

1. (kayaking, rafting) A “jump” over hydraulic backwash in a high-gradient mountain river, an action analogous to a skier jumping a cliff.

Verb (1)

boof (third-person singular simple present boofs, present participle boofing, simple past and past participle boofed)

1. (intransitive) To make this sound.
2. (intransitive, kayaking, rafting) To make a boof jump when whitewater kayaking, rafting, etc.
3. (intransitive, especially barramundi) To surface quickly and catch prey by gulping, a behaviour which produces an audible sound.

Verb (2)

boof (third-person singular simple present boofs, present participle boofing, simple past and past participle boofed)

1. (slang, transitive) To have anal sex with someone, usually as the penetrative partner (possibly with negative connotations).
   • not at a party
     but i'd just like to once say
     i boofed your mother2000 December 3, The Big Stick, “Re: haiku”, in rec.music.phish (Usenet)
   • is american prison any better than a turkish prison? is being boofed by bubba everyday better than being knocked hither and thither by fatbody turks?2001 November 27, Man...An Ancient Race, “midnight express and hashish and turkish prison and our butts”, in rec.arts.movies.past-films (Usenet)
2. (slang, transitive) To conceal (a prohibited item) in one's rectum.
   • He was attempting to commit an act called boofing. Boofing is when an inmate secretes a hidden item inside his rectum.
     "No, Gee, seriously though, my man saw him boofing this on the visit." He raises his hand, showing me a ball of something wrapped in plastic with a little shit on it.2011, Gary L. Heyward, Corruption Officer, pages 82 and 156
3. (slang, transitive) To consume (drugs) rectally.
   • DB: What do you mean, like, having a brewsky? Or boofing?2009 September 22, Ryan Dombal, “Devendra Banhart Rambles About Selling Out, Beck, New Album”, in Pitchfork
   • Don’t boof your buds to get high, dude. Don’t boof anything, for that matter.2017 September 26, Herbert Fuego, “Ask a Stoner: Can I Boof My Weed?”, in Denver Westword
   1. (broadly, slang, transitive) To consume (drugs) in any fashion.

Verb (3)

boof (third-person singular simple present boofs, present participle boofing, simple past and past participle boofed)

1. To get something wrong or make a mistake.
   • Did they attempt to put DOA2 on the recently released list and boofed?2000 March 15, KrazieHase, “Sword Of The Bezerk - EB confuses me again...”, in rec.games.video.sega (Usenet)
   • Grey Wolf, I apologize... I majorly boofed who said what, and tried -- really tried -- to cancel this article right after I wrote it.2001 January 7, Timberwoof, rec.motorcycles (Usenet)

Verb (4)

boof (third-person singular simple present boofs, present participle boofing, simple past and past participle boofed)

1. To puff out in a voluminous way.
   • When I took the band off, her hair boofed out and just looks stunning!2002 October 31, Morgana, “Chorus line gals”, in alt.collecting.topper-dawn (Usenet)
   • In fact, I just saw the movie Shirley Valentine (for the umpteenth time!), and couldn't even look at the adult Marjorie Majors without seeing Patsy and her boofed up hair and red lipstick and long cigarette holder.2003 August 31, TammyM, “Re: OT: Penis Casino; free Viagra!”, in alt.support.stop-smoking (Usenet)

Noun (2)

boof (uncountable)

1. (slang) Extra volume of the hair, not necessarily desired; the quality of being bouffant.
   • I was only 400 metres from my hotel so I thought I'd have no trouble sneaking back before anyone saw me to wash the boof out.1995, Paul Vautin, Turn It Up!, Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, page 114

Noun (3)

boof (uncountable)

1. (slang) A kind of strong cannabis.
   • Just got a pound of the boof, ayy / Brought that shit straight to the booth, ayy2015, “Look At Me!”, in Look At Me!, performed by XXXTENTACION
   • I'm 'bout to hit the boof / Smokin' somethin' new2019, “800db cloud”, in 1000 gecs, performed by 100 gecs