poon
/puːn/
poon noun: any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, yielding a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
Noun (1)
poon (plural poons)
- Any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, yielding a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
Noun (2)
poon (countable and uncountable, plural poons)
- The vagina and vulva; or intercourse with a woman.
- I'm going to get me some poon at this party.
- Synonyms:
- axe wound, badly packed kebab, bearded clam, beaver, beef curtains, burger, chocha, clam, cooch, coochie
- A wimp; a pussy.
- Synonyms:
- sissy, wuss, big girl's blouse, candy-arse, candy-ass, crybaby, milksop, milquetoast, namby, namby-pamby
Proper noun capitalized: Poon
Poon (plural Poons)
- A Chinese surname from Cantonese.
poon meaning in Tamil
poon in Tamil
- புன்னை, புன்னை மரம்
Synonyms of poon
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Forms of poon
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | poons |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Poons |
Origin of poon
Compare Tamil புன்னை (puṉṉai), Malayalam പുന്ന (punna), names for Calophyllum inophyllum. Doublet of punnai.
Clipping of poontang.
Borrowed from Cantonese 潘 (pun¹).
Words formed from poon
Words that rhyme with poon
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- croon
- blue moon
- boon
- monsoon
- noon
- pontoon
- raccoon
- tribune
- attune
- dragoon
- hoon
- immune
- picayune
- platoon
- soon
- swoon
- tycoon
- afternoon
- baboon
- commune
- doubloon
- harpoon
- jejune
- pantaloon
- picaroon
- shalloon
- bassoon
- buffoon
- cocoon
- dabloon
- entune
- gadroon
- hewn
- impugn
- jargoon
- june
- lacune
- last chance saloon
- lune
- macaroon
- man in the moon
- maroon
- puccoon
- ratoon
- scone
- toon
- trial balloon
- troon
Questions about poon
- What does poon mean?
- Poon means any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, yielding a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- What is poon in Tamil?
- Poon in Tamil is புன்னை, புன்னை மரம். See Poon meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is poon?
- Poon can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce poon?
- Poon is pronounced /puːn/.
- What is the plural of poon?
- The plural of poon is poons.
Words near poon in the dictionary
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