poof

Other forms of poof

plural

poofs·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about poof

What does poof mean?

poof means "offensive term for a homosexual man".

How many syllables are in poof?

poof has 1 syllable: poof. In IPA it is /ˈpuf/.

What is another word for poof?

Close synonyms include fagot, faggot, fag, fairy, nance. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is poof a common word?

poof is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.