oofy
/ˈuːfi/US/ˈufi/
oofy adjective: having lots of money rich, wealthy.
Adjective
oofy (comparative more oofy, superlative most oofy)
- Having lots of money rich, wealthy.
- How lucky for me she never can have heard of the glorious Tinman, or my oofy maiden-aunt; wouldn't she have jumped at me, if she had?1896 December, R[ichard] D[oddridge] Blackmore, “Dariel: A Romance of Surrey. Chapter VIII.—Through the Corn.”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLX, number DCCCCLXXIV, New York, N.Y.: The...
- Money isn't everything in this world. Youth and love and pluck are the main things. Hang it, what if you do get into debt occasionally? You've got a pretty oofy father-in-law.1909, J[oseph] Storer Clouston, chapter XI, in The Prodigal Father, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC, page 215
- Synonyms:
- wealthy
Synonyms of oofy
Antonyms
Forms of oofy
| comparative | more oofy |
|---|---|
| superlative | most oofy |
Origin of oofy
From oof + -y. Oof is a clipping of ooftish, from Yiddish אויפֿן טיש (oyfn tish, “on the table”) in the phrase געלט אויפֿן טיש (gelt oyfn tish, “money on the table”).
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Questions about oofy
- What does oofy mean?
- Oofy means having lots of money rich, wealthy.
- What part of speech is oofy?
- Oofy is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce oofy?
- Oofy is pronounced /ˈuːfi/ (UK).
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