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Pooftah vs Pouf - What's the difference?

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Pouf is a synonym of pooftah.



As nouns the difference between pooftah and pouf

is that pooftah is an alternative spelling of lang=en while pouf is a headdress for women popular in 18th century France.

As an interjection pouf is

onomatopoeia indicating a cloud of smoke or wind; caused by a deflating object, or a magical disappearance.

pooftah

English

Alternative forms

* poofta

Noun

(en noun)
  • * 1989 , Hilary Prendini Toffoli, Gus Silber, Who?s Really Who in South Africa , page 168,
    • A backslapping, beerswilling Jack-the-Lad who wears chunky gold jewellery and cracks crude gags about “bearded oysters” and pooftahs . That?s Tony Sanderson?s perception of the public?s perception of Tony Sanderson, and he is not far wrong. But it does upset him a little,.
  • * 2001 , Lindsay Charman-Love, Been There, Done That'', ''Top Hat and Taiaha, and Other Stories , Huia Publishers, New Zealand, page 6,
    • Screaming like a banshee he turned on his heels and fled.
    ‘Gutless bastard,’ one of them yelled. ‘You fucking girl!’
    ‘Yeah, ya pooftah',’ his mate yelled. ‘Fuckin? chicken ' pooftah !’

    Related terms

    * poof

    pouf

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) pouf, (pouff), of imitative origin; compare (puff).

    Alternative forms

    * pouffe

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (historical) A headdress for women popular in 18th century France.
  • A high hair style for women consisting of a roll or pad of hair, worn up.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=February 10, author=Katie Thomas, title=The Poodle Can’t Talk Now; She’s in With Her Stylist, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Hosaka, nearly everyone agrees, is a master of detail, an artist who tends his poodles’ poufs as if they were bonsai trees from his native Japan.}}
  • (dressmaking) Part of an item of clothing consisting of gathered fabric in a bunch.
  • A low cushioned seat with no back; a padded footstool.
  • * 1922 , , Asphodel :
    • The voice came from the end of the divan but Hermione, seated square before the fire on a low pouffe did not turn to face its suave producer.
  • * 1948 , (John Creasey), The Case Against Paul Raeburn :
    • Raeburn's handsome head was resting against the back of his chair; Eve sat on a pouf in front of the fire.
  • * 1971 , ‘Slaughter at the Summer Palace’, Time , 26 Aug 1971:
    • Italian Ambassador Amedeo Guillet, who makes it a practice never to eat at midday, lounged on a Moroccan pouf reading The Peter Principle .
  • A short skirt gathered into a rounded puffy shape; a puffball.
  • A ball of fabric (such as nylon monofilament netting) used for washing (as an alternative to a flannel, washcloth, sponge, etc.) .
  • (dated) A small saddle cushion worn atop the buttocks (as a fashion trend – similar to a bustle) .
    • Synonyms
    * (homosexual) horse's hoof (cockney rhyming slang), poofta; pooftah; poofter; poof

    Etymology 2

    Imitative.

    Alternative forms

    poof

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • Onomatopoeia indicating a cloud of smoke or wind; caused by a deflating object, or a magical disappearance.
    • Pouf , he was gone.

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