Meanings
adjectivepoufy (comparative poufier, superlative poufiest)
comparative poufier · superlative poufiest
- hair stylesBouffant.
I like it when my hair is poufy I like it when you slip me a roofy
2001, “Who's Got the Crack?”, performed by The Moldy Peaches - fashionDecorated with fabric, feathers or other material to create an impression of transparent volume and movement.
(No ’80s gowns with poufy sleeves or out-of-style silhouettes.) “
2009 February 1, Bethany Kandel, “With This Dress I Thee Wed and Wed and Wed”, in New York Times
Origin
From French.
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poufy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poufy
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