Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Money; cash.
Wiktionary
- interj. A sound mimicking the loss of air, as if someone's solar plexus had just been struck.
- n. UK, slang, dated Money.
Etymologies
- From ooftish or possibly connected with French œuf ("egg") (Wiktionary)
Examples
“He also could not get the idea oof not accompanying every song.”
“oof, which is walking, was beginning to bear heavily upon them.”
“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.”
“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.”
“All of this except "oof" was a quotation from the Child Sir Lancelot, as conceived by Mrs. Lora Rewbush.”
“THE OUPHE [Footnote: _Ouphe_, pronounced "oof," is an old-fashioned word for goblin or elf.]”
“The briefs don't come anyway, nor the 'oof': that's all I can see to be sorry for.”
“[Footnote 1: _Ouphe_, pronounced "oof," is an old-fashioned word for goblin or elf.]”
“He gave a high-pitched "oof" and flinched, his gun going off and barely missing my leg as I completed my roll and brought my gun up.”
“If when blowing, no noise is made then this is the same as breathing and the Namaz does not break but to do this on purpose is Makrooh, and if by blowing, two words are said such as 'oof' tuf then the Namaz will”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘oof’.
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Grunts, Sounds, Calls
Aah, achoo, ack, ah, aha, ahem, ah-ha, aw, baa, bah, blah, boo and 64 more...
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Just 'cause I like 'em, O
opacity, opaline, olfactory, orthoepy, orthoepy, oleaginous, obloquy, oasitic, obtrude, orthotic, overweening, ostinato and 125 more...
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Real words that I love
Words that make me happy in my pants AND have a place in the dictionary.
enervate, efficacious, basilisk, minotaur, elfin, elephantine, schadenfreude, enigma, emasculate, acidic, appalling, ridiculous and 102 more...
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mager's Words
enigmatic, pragmatic, pulchritudinous, nincompoop, annihilation, sociality, entailment, acrosome, egalitarian, culture, technocracy, shenanigan and 541 more...
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justin's Words
braii, boerewors, lekker, viva, pap, lipodystrophy, lacticacidosis, sharp, chakalaka, defaulter, eish, oof and 256 more...
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Onomatopoeia That Best Describes You:...
All entries here have been collected from Wordie user profiles.
clang!, arf, bri bri bri, apchoo, kertwang, gush, gurgle, bungle, i..., fwap!, oopps!!, bling, vootlewurdle, poink! and 78 more...
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D'oh!
L I L B...Interjections!
zounds, egad, holy mackeral, yikes, gack, dingbustercaindec..., eek, shazam, gadzooks, blimey, odsbodkins, arrrrrrrgh and 73 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for oof.

yarb A post-dim-sum noise if ever I heard one! Sep 29, 2010
frogapplause Add an extra "o" if you'd like to add oomph to your ooof, Proo.
Sep 29, 2010
Prolagus Oof. Sep 29, 2010