poof

Poof is defined as the sound made to show that something disappeared.

(interjection)

An example of poof is what is written when a character diappears in a picture book.

The definition of a poof is a slang and offensive term for a feminine gay male.

(noun)

A gay man who carries a handbag is an example of a poof.

See poof in Webster's New World College Dictionary

interjection

Origin: echoic of a sudden discharge

noun

a male homosexual: often an offensive term

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See poof in American Heritage Dictionary 4

interjection

Used to indicate a sudden vanishing: The magician waved a wand, and poof! The birds disappeared!

Origin:

Origin: Imitative

noun
Offensive Slang

Used as a disparaging term for an effeminate or homosexual male.

Origin:

Origin: Probably alteration of puff, braggart, homosexual man

Origin: , from puff (influenced by poof¹)

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