boofy
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Australia/ˈbʊfi/
boofy adjective: of hair, puffy, or having extra volume, not necessarily desired; having such hair; see bouffant.
Adjective (1)
boofy (comparative boofier, superlative boofiest)
- Of hair, puffy, or having extra volume, not necessarily desired; having such hair; see bouffant.
- My hair was so boofy this morning it took 10 minutes of brushing to get it looking decent.
- He appeared in person much as he did on television – big, boofy even when well groomed – like a version of Ginger Meggs grown up and gone into politics.2004, Margaret Simons, Latham's World: The New Politics of the Outsiders, page 38
Adjective (2)
boofy (comparative boofier, superlative boofiest)
- Brawny, overtly masculine and rather dim-witted.
- Dave, the big boofy builder, finally solved the mouse problem the big boofy bloke way: by crushing it unceremoniously under his boot.
- My friend Sharn has a friend in her late 50s who is very keen to maintain sexual relations with her husband, a big boofy bloke, a mechanic by trade.2006, Judy Hardy-Holden, Love in the Afternoon, page 58
Examples of boofy in a sentence
- Steve trotted onto the field: a young footballer with a boofy, 1980s haircut.2005, John Harms, The Pearl: Steve Renouf's Story, page 81:
- I'm smiling, my tie is askew, and I'm sporting a boofy big hairdo, like all the other kids in my class.2010, James Dack, Stephen Dack, Larry Writer, Sunshine and Shadow: A Brothers' Story, unnumbered page:
- Suddenly the carriage was full of boofy schoolboys all excitedly chesting and punching each other and stretching their limbs as they tried to sit still.2011, Dave Graney, 1001 Australian Nights: A Memoir, page 116:
- She likes Doug Wright, believes behind the hard facade lives a warm, boofy bloke not unlike her Dave.2011, John Sullivan, Firebug, page 72:
Forms of boofy
| comparative | boofier |
|---|---|
| superlative | boofiest |
Origin of boofy
From bouffant + -y.
Apparently from first element of boofhead + -y. First recorded in the 1990s.
Questions about boofy
- What does boofy mean?
- Boofy means of hair, puffy, or having extra volume, not necessarily desired; having such hair; see bouffant.
- How do you use boofy in a sentence?
- Steve trotted onto the field: a young footballer with a boofy, 1980s haircut.
- What part of speech is boofy?
- Boofy is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce boofy?
- Boofy is pronounced /ˈbʊfi/ (Australia).
Words near boofy in the dictionary
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