Etymology

boof

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Today it means: The sound of a blow or collision; wham. Full definition →

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boof · interjection, noun, verb1

Imitative. Kayaking sense from the onomatopoeic sound a kayak makes when it lands on the water after “ski jumping” the waterfall forming the backwash; generally attributed to whitewater kayaking aficionados in the eastern United States in the mid- to late 1970s.

boof · verb2

Related to boff.

boof · verb, noun3

Spelling variant of bouffe.

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