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As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As an adjective oofy is

(slang) wealthy, having lots of oof (money).

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    oofy

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (slang) Wealthy, having lots of oof (money).
  • * 1896 , Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine , volume 160, page 727:
    • … the glorious Tinman, or my oofy maiden-aunt; wouldn't she have jumped at me, if she had?
  • * 1907', John Brynildsen, ''Engelsk-Dansk-Norsk Ordbog'' / ''A dictionary of the English and Dano-Norwegian languages'', part II (N–Z), entry for ' oof , page 49 ( archive.org ebook):
    • … oofy ['u·fi] sl som har megen Mønt …
  • * 1909 , , The Prodigal Father , page 185 ( Gutenberg ebook):
    • Money isn't everything in this world. Youth and love and pluck are the main things. Hang it, what if you do get into debt occasionally? You've got a pretty oofy father-in-law.
  • * 1934 , ( Gutenberg ebook):
    • This Tom has a peculiarity I've noticed in other very oofy men. Nick him for the paltriest sum, and he lets out a squawk you can hear at Land's End. He has the stuff in gobs, but he hates giving up.

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