Meaning of oof | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A sound made in pain, as when expelling air after being struck.
2. Money.
   UK, dated, slang, uncountable
3. Something cringeworthy, or which arouses disappointment, often used in conjunction with the qualifier big.
   Internet

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Examples

“The soldier on the ground clutched his head and then his stomach and gave an "oof" of pain.”

“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 Big Oof.”

“That actually hits me home because I used to drink tequila sunrises when I first started drinking. So that’s an oof.”

““Oh,” Johnnie was saying, “so Quest is his name, is it, and he lives in a city called Boisingham, does he? Is he an oof bird?” (rich) “Rather,” answered the Tiger, “if only one can make the dollars run, but he's a nasty mean boy, he is.”

“Burlington Bertie's the latest young jay He rents a swell flat somewhere Kensington way He spends the good oof that his pater has made Along with the Brandy and Soda Brigade.”

“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.”

“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 of oof.”

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