Poofy vs Oofy - What's the difference?
poofy | oofy |
(slang) Of or pertaining to something that is puffy, filled with air, inflated.
Something that can make a poofing sound.
(derogatory, slang) Pertaining to, or describing homosexual behaviour or culture
(slang) Wealthy, having lots of oof (money).
* 1896 ,
* 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 (
* 1909 , , The Prodigal Father , page 185 (
* 1934 , (
In lang=en terms the difference between poofy and oofy
is that poofy is of or pertaining to something that is puffy, filled with air, inflated while oofy is wealthy, having lots of oof (money).poofy
English
Etymology 1
Probably a blend of poof'' and ''puffy.Adjective
(er)Etymology 2
poof'' + ''-yAdjective
(er)See also
* foofy English blendsoofy
English
Adjective
(en adjective)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?
archive.org ebook):
- … oofy ['u·fi] sl som har megen Mønt …
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.
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.