Poof

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • interjection. Used to indicate a sudden vanishing: The magician waved a wand, and poof! The birds disappeared!
  • n. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for an effeminate or homosexual male.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • interjection. Onomatopoeia indicating a cloud of smoke or wind; caused by a deflating object, or a magical disappearance.
  • n. A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.
  • n. The product of flatulence, or the sound of breaking wind.
  • v. To vanish or disappear.
  • v. To break wind; to fart.
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  • n. offensive term for an openly homosexual man
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    shirtlifter    gay man   
    Form
    foofy    poofy   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    poofter    poofta    pooftah    horse's hoof   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    aloof    goof    hoof    proof    roof    rustproof    spoof    woof   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts