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poofs

poofs is the plural of poof.

Meaning of poof

Noun (1)

poof (plural poofs)

  1. The product of flatulence, or the sound of breaking wind.

Noun (2)

poof (plural poofs or (less common) pooves)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, colloquial, derogatory) A gay man; especially one who is irritating or contemptible.
    • He recalls how everybody got called a ‘poof’ at Forrester High School in the seventies. Back then, only ‘wanker’ possibly rivalled it as the most common term of abuse. But The Poof was the Poof.2015, Irvine Welsh, A Decent Ride, Random House, →ISBN, page 21

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Questions about poofs

What is poofs the plural of?
Poofs is the plural of poof.

Words near poofs in the dictionary

  1. poofies
  2. poofiest
  3. poofing
  4. poofoundland
  5. poofoundlands
  6. poofs
  7. poofster
  8. poofsters
  9. poofta
  10. pooftah
  11. pooftahs

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