Meaning of oofy | Babel Free

Definitions

Having lots of oof (money); rich, wealthy.

British, dated, slang

Examples

“How lucky for me she never can have⟳ heard of the glorious Tinman, or my oofy maiden-aunt; wouldn't she have⟳ jumped at me, if she had?”

“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.”

“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.”

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