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gone poof

gone poof is the past participle of go poof.

Meaning of go poof

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

Questions about gone poof

What is gone poof the past participle of?
Gone poof is the past participle of go poof.

Words near gone poof in the dictionary

  1. gone pearshaped
  2. gone Pete Tong
  3. gone phut
  4. gone places
  5. gone platinum
  6. gone poof
  7. gone postal
  8. gone potty
  9. gone public
  10. gone quietly
  11. gone rogue

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