"coof" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: coofs [plural]
Etymology: Probably related to cove (“a fellow”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|cove||a fellow}} cove (“a fellow”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} coof (plural coofs)
  1. (Scotland) An idiot, or fool. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-coof-en-noun-K~tk~--~ Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: From cough. Etymology templates: {{m|en|cough}} cough Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} coof (uncountable)
  1. (Internet slang) COVID-19. Tags: Internet, uncountable
    Sense id: en-coof-en-noun-06zggPl5
  2. (Internet slang) COVID-19.
    (Internet slang) The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
    Tags: Internet, uncountable
    Sense id: en-coof-en-noun-2oNrekuw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for coof meaning in English (2.0kB)

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