boof

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/buːf/Australia[bʉːf]

interjection

The sound of a blow or collision; wham.

UncommonScrabble 9

Meanings

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interjection
  1. colloquialThe sound of a blow or collision; wham.

    The barman vaulted over the bar and hauled him off and went boof! – right in the Boer's chest, and down he went. As he settled on the floor we ran upstairs.

    2011, Paul Theroux, Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Cape Town
  2. A preliminary, soft "pre-bark" that a dog makes when unsure that a full, vocal bark is warranted.

    "You scared me." "Boof, boof," the dog answered.

    2024, D. J. Green, No More Empty Spaces
nounboof (plural boofs)

plural boofs

  1. kayaking; rafting; kayaking; raftingA “jump” over hydraulic backwash in a high-gradient mountain river, an action analogous to a skier jumping a cliff.
verbboof (third-person singular simple present boofs, present participle boofing, simple past and past participle boofed)

present singular third person boofs · participle present boofing · participle past boofed · past boofed

  1. intransitiveTo make this sound.
  2. intransitivekayaking; rafting; kayaking; raftingTo make a boof jump when whitewater kayaking, rafting, etc.
  3. intransitiveespecially barramundifishingTo surface quickly and catch prey by gulping, a behaviour which produces an audible sound.

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verbboof (third-person singular simple present boofs, present participle boofing, simple past and past participle boofed)

present singular third person boofs · participle present boofing · participle past boofed · past boofed

  1. slangtransitiveTo have anal sex with someone, usually as the penetrative partner (possibly with negative connotations).

    not at a party but i'd just like to once say i boofed your mother

    2000 December 3, The Big Stick, “Re: haiku”, in rec.music.phish (Usenet)
    3 more examples

    is american prison any better than a turkish prison? is being boofed by bubba everyday better than being knocked hither and thither by fatbody turks?

    2001 November 27, Man...An Ancient Race, “midnight express and hashish and turkish prison and our butts”, in rec.arts.movies.past-films (Usenet)

    for instance, if you wanna be boofed by a gayboy, it doesn't mean you want your mother to be boofed by a gayboy. this has nothing to do with morality.

    2005 May 9, herr blob, rec.arts.movies.past-films (Usenet)

    Sort of like posting about how damaged you are when someone accuses you of porking your daughter Danni […] And all of them increase the alleged damage by reminding readers that you are suing someone because he said you boofed your kid!

    2005 June 5, Everybody's Gonna Be Happy, “Re: The Most Off-Topic Poster?”, in alt.vacation.las-vegas (Usenet)
  2. slangtransitiveTo conceal (a prohibited item) in one's rectum.

    He was attempting to commit an act called boofing. Boofing is when an inmate secretes a hidden item inside his rectum. "No, Gee, seriously though, my man saw him boofing this on the visit." He raises his hand, showing me a ball of something wrapped in plastic with a little shit on it.

    2011, Gary L. Heyward, Corruption Officer, pages 82 and 156
  3. slangtransitiveTo consume (drugs) rectally.

    DB: What do you mean, like, having a brewsky? Or boofing?

    2009 September 22, Ryan Dombal, “Devendra Banhart Rambles About Selling Out, Beck, New Album”, in Pitchfork
    1 more example

    Don’t boof your buds to get high, dude. Don’t boof anything, for that matter.

    2017 September 26, Herbert Fuego, “Ask a Stoner: Can I Boof My Weed?”, in Denver Westword
    1. broadlyslangtransitiveTo consume (drugs) in any fashion.

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verbboof (third-person singular simple present boofs, present participle boofing, simple past and past participle boofed)

present singular third person boofs · participle present boofing · participle past boofed · past boofed

  1. To get something wrong or make a mistake.

    Did they attempt to put DOA2 on the recently released list and boofed?

    2000 March 15, KrazieHase, “Sword Of The Bezerk - EB confuses me again...”, in rec.games.video.sega (Usenet)
    4 more examples

    Grey Wolf, I apologize... I majorly boofed who said what, and tried -- really tried -- to cancel this article right after I wrote it.

    2001 January 7, Timberwoof, rec.motorcycles (Usenet)

    Something either got into their parts supply OR they simply tried to run them too lean OR they boofed on the corrected alitittude and jetted them too lean by accident.

    2002 October 7, SimRacer, “Re: Hendrick engines, they should patent them!”, in rec.autos.sport.nascar (Usenet)

    I just took this thing out of the box yesterday, so don't know if I boofed something up while exploring the options and directories.

    2007 June 20, Rob B., “Nuvi 660 Shows Two Drives”, in alt.satellite.gps.garmin (Usenet)

    So if Jesus knew, but didn't want to show his divinity and boofed the date of the Second Coming, then he deliberately lied.

    2018 January 11, Teresita, alt.atheism (Usenet)

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verbboof (third-person singular simple present boofs, present participle boofing, simple past and past participle boofed)

present singular third person boofs · participle present boofing · participle past boofed · past boofed

  1. To puff out in a voluminous way.

    When I took the band off, her hair boofed out and just looks stunning!

    2002 October 31, Morgana, “Chorus line gals”, in alt.collecting.topper-dawn (Usenet)
    3 more examples

    In fact, I just saw the movie Shirley Valentine (for the umpteenth time!), and couldn't even look at the adult Marjorie Majors without seeing Patsy and her boofed up hair and red lipstick and long cigarette holder.

    2003 August 31, TammyM, “Re: OT: Penis Casino; free Viagra!”, in alt.support.stop-smoking (Usenet)

    I see you featured the creatent 'Healy of Dealey' who's boofed hairdo * is as over blown as the innuendo , contradictions and mistakes of the WR . Keynote * : After hearing the comment : "You only have to look at his head to see that he has a small brain" , Healy immediately went to Mae Brussels 'Hairdo's and Do-Do's R Us' for a complete top heavy make over .

    2009 October 17, cdddraftsman, “Re: Zapruder Symposium videos on YouTube so far”, in alt.conspiracy.jfk (Usenet)

    Having one's "hair done" means so many things these days. Not too long ago, it entailed a wash, a trim, and a boofing up.

    2011, Ellie Lofaro, Bonding with the Blonde Women, page 29
nounboof (uncountable)
  1. slanguncountableExtra volume of the hair, not necessarily desired; the quality of being bouffant.

    I was only 400 metres from my hotel so I thought I'd have no trouble sneaking back before anyone saw me to wash the boof out.

    1995, Paul Vautin, Turn It Up!, Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, page 114

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nounboof (uncountable)
  1. slanguncountableA kind of strong cannabis.

    I'm 'bout to hit the boof / Smokin' somethin' new

    2019, “800db cloud”, in 1000 gecs, performed by 100 gecs
    3 more examples

    Just got a pound of the boof, ayy / Brought that shit straight to the booth, ayy

    2015, “Look At Me!”, in Look At Me!, performed by XXXTENTACION

    Wrist on fire like Liu Kang / Smoke 'em opps like boof pack

    2022, “Hydro Ninja”, in Ape Into Space, performed by Keith Ape

    Spin back move fast ya imma do that / Boof pack two stack ya imma move that

    2024, “QUARTERBACK”, in STRIPELIFE (条纹生活), performed by GALI ft. Clutch离合

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

boof · interjection, noun, verb

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.

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boof · verb, noun

Spelling variant of bouffe.

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