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go poof

go poof verb: to disappear.

Verb

go poof (third-person singular simple present goes poof, present participle going poof, simple past went poof, past participle gone poof)

  1. (informal) to disappear
    • Yet-a second look-and zugzwang, and Black's game goes poof!1954 January, I. A. Horowitz, “How to Win in the Middle Game”, in Chess Review

Forms of go poof

third-person singular presentgoes poof
present participlegoing poof
pastwent poof
past participlegone poof

Questions about go poof

What does go poof mean?
Go poof means to disappear.
What part of speech is go poof?
Go poof is a verb.
What is the past tense of go poof?
The past tense of go poof is went poof.

Words near go poof in the dictionary

  1. go places
  2. go platinum
  3. go play in the traffic
  4. go play in traffic
  5. go play with yourself
  6. go poof
  7. go postal
  8. go potty
  9. go public
  10. go quietly
  11. go rogue

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