Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Money; cash.

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  • interjection A sound mimicking the loss of air, as if someone's solar plexus had just been struck.
  • noun UK, slang, dated Money.

Etymologies

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(onomatopoeia)

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From ooftish or possibly connected with French œuf ("egg")

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Examples

  • He also could not get the idea oof not accompanying every song.

    Mandolin Cafe News 2009

  • He also could not get the idea oof not accompanying every song.

    Mandolin Cafe News 2009

  • 'oof, which is walking, was beginning to bear heavily upon them.

    THE SPIKE 2010

  • The "oof" was occasioned by Caramon plucking the kender off of his feet, lifting him in his strong arms, and clapping his hand over Tas's mouth.

    Time of the Twins Weis, Margaret 1988

  • The "oof" was occasioned by Caramon plucking the kender off of his feet, lifting him in his strong arms, and clapping his hand over Tas's mouth.

    Time of the Twins Weis, Margaret 1988

  • He said he enjoyed his Christmas, and added: "I feel as fit as a Lowther Arcade fiddle, and only require a little more 'oof' to feel as fit as a 500 pounds Stradivarius."

    The Diary of a Nobody Grossmith, George, 1847-1912 1921

  • All of this except "oof" was a quotation from the Child Sir Lancelot, as conceived by Mrs. Lora Rewbush.

    Penrod 1914

  • All of this except "oof" was a quotation from the Child Sir Lancelot, as conceived by Mrs. Lora Rewbush.

    Penrod Booth Tarkington 1907

  • THE OUPHE [Footnote: _Ouphe_, pronounced "oof," is an old-fashioned word for goblin or elf.]

    The Junior Classics — Volume 6 Old-Fashioned Tales William Patten 1902

  • "The briefs don't come anyway, nor the 'oof': that's all I can see to be sorry for."

    Winding Paths Gertrude Page 1897

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  • Oof.

    September 29, 2010

  • Add an extra "o" if you'd like to add oomph to your ooof, Proo.

    September 29, 2010

  • A post-dim-sum noise if ever I heard one!

    September 29, 2010