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Meaning of Poof | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
pʊf

Definitions

  1. The product of flatulence, or the sound of breaking wind.
  2. A gay man; especially one who is effeminate.

Equivalents

Examples

“He recalls how everybody got called a ‘poof’ at Forrester High School in the seventies. Back then, only ‘wanker’ possibly rivalled it as the most common term of abuse. But The Poof was the Poof.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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