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Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation)IPA(key):/uːf/,/ʊf/
- (General American)enPR:ūf,IPA(key):/uf/
Audio(General Australian): (file) - Rhymes:-uːf,-ʊf
Etymology 1
An onomatopoeia. Similar toDutchoefandGermanuff.
The usage of this term on the Internet was popularized by the game platformRoblox.
Interjection
oof
- (onomatopoeia)A soundmimickingthe loss of air, as if someone'ssolar plexushad just been struck.
- 1989June 5,The Canberra Times,Australia Captial Territory, page10,column 2:
- Whap, Biff,Ooooof,Sock, Pow, Zok!Batmanis back. Gotham City is again leaving its law and order in the hands of a man who wears plastic underpants over his tights.
- (slang)Synonym ofouch(“expressing sympathy at another's pain, shock at a high price, etc.”)
- 2017,Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy:
- "Oof,you just lost a lot of progress. That's a real frustration, a real punch in the gut. "
Noun
oof(pluraloofs)
- A sound made in pain, as whenexpellingair after being struck.
- 1966,James Workman,The Mad Emperor,Melbourne, Sydney: Scripts, page33:
- The soldier on the ground clutched his head and then his stomach and gave an "oof"of pain.
- (Internet)Somethingcringeworthy,or which arousesdisappointment,often used in conjunction with the qualifierbig.
- 2022July 27, Eleni Thomas, “Roblox is removing iconic “oof” sound after copyright issues”, inDexerto[1]:
- Fans were quick to express their disappointment at the removal of what has now become an iconic sound in the gaming space. The audio is trending on Twitter under #SaveTheOOF and BigOof.
- 2022September 22, Vinepair Staff, “The Cocktail College Podcast: How to Make the Perfect El Diablo”, inThe Cocktail College Podcast[2]:
- That actually hits me home because I used to drink tequila sunrises when I first started drinking. So that’s anoof.
Etymology 2
Noun
oof(uncountable)
- (UK,slang,dated)Money.[c.1850 –c.1940]
- 1888,H. Rider Haggard,Colonel Quaritch V.C.(archive.org ebook), page 232:
- “Oh,” Johnnie was saying, “so Quest is his name, is it, and he lives in a city called Boisingham, does he? Is he anoofbird?” (rich)
“Rather,” answered the Tiger, “if only one can make the dollars run, but he's a nasty mean boy, he is.
- “Oh,” Johnnie was saying, “so Quest is his name, is it, and he lives in a city called Boisingham, does he? Is he anoofbird?” (rich)
- 1900,Harry B. Norris (lyrics and music), “Burlington Bertie”:
- Burlington Bertie's the latest young jay
He rents a swell flat somewhere Kensington way
He spends the goodoofthat his pater has made
Along with the Brandy and Soda Brigade.
- 1911–1912,published 1916,Gilbert Parker,The World For Sale,book 2, chapter 10 (Gutenberg ebook,archive.org ebook):
- What's he after?Oof—oof—oof,that's what he's after. He's for his own pocket, he's for being boss of all the woolly West. He's after keeping us poor and making himself rich.
- 1991May 12, “Kidnapped!”,inJeeves and Wooster,Series 2, Episode 5:
- Chuffy:It's on a knife edge at the moment, Bertie. If he can get planning permission, old Stoker's going to take this heap off my hands in return for vast amounts ofoof.
- 1888,H. Rider Haggard,Colonel Quaritch V.C.(archive.org ebook), page 232:
Synonyms
Derived terms
- feathered oof-bird(“large source of money”)
- make the oof-bird walk(“to circulate money”)
- oof-bag(“source of money”)
- oof-bird(“source of money”)
- oofless(“poor”)
- oofy(“rich”)
- pad the oof(“to fold banknotes to appear twice as much”)
References
- John S[tephen] Farmer;W[illiam] E[rnest] Henley,compilers (1902) “oof”,inSlang and Its Analogues Past and Present.[…],volume V, [London:[…]Harrison and Sons][…],→OCLC,page107.
- “oof”,inLexico,Dictionary.com;Oxford University Press,2019–2022.
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