Oof

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ʊf/, /uːf/; SAMPA: /Uf/, /u:f/
• Rhymes: -ʊf

Etymology 1

(onomatopoeia)

Interjection

Oof

1. A sound mimicking the loss of air, as if someone's solar plexus had just been struck.

Etymology 2

From ooftish or possibly connected with French œuf (“egg”)

Noun

Oof (uncountable)

1. (UK, slang, dated, c. 1850 - c. 1940) Money.
   • 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.

Derived terms

• oof-bird
• oofless
• oofy

Anagrams

• foovi:oof