"oof" meaning in English

See oof in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /uːf/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ʊf/ [Received-Pronunciation], /uf/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-oof.ogg [Australia]
enPR: ūf Rhymes: -uːf, -ʊf Etymology: An onomatopoeia. Similar to Dutch oef and German uff. The usage of this term on the Internet was popularized by the game Roblox. Etymology templates: {{cog|nl|oef}} Dutch oef, {{cog|de|uff}} German uff Head templates: {{en-interj}} oof
  1. (onomatopoeia) A sound mimicking the loss of air, as if someone's solar plexus had just been struck. Tags: onomatopoeic
    Sense id: en-oof-en-intj-NZ05L3tR Categories (other): English onomatopoeias
  2. (slang) Synonym of ouch (“expressing sympathy at another's pain, shock at a high price, etc.”) Tags: slang Categories (topical): Pain Synonyms: ouch [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-oof-en-intj-PcvDl0G0 Disambiguation of Pain: 4 50 17 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /uːf/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ʊf/ [Received-Pronunciation], /uf/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-oof.ogg [Australia] Forms: oofs [plural]
enPR: ūf Rhymes: -uːf, -ʊf Etymology: An onomatopoeia. Similar to Dutch oef and German uff. The usage of this term on the Internet was popularized by the game Roblox. Etymology templates: {{cog|nl|oef}} Dutch oef, {{cog|de|uff}} German uff Head templates: {{en-noun}} oof (plural oofs)
  1. A sound made in pain, as when expelling air after being struck.
    Sense id: en-oof-en-noun-A72GM1jP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /uːf/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ʊf/ [Received-Pronunciation], /uf/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-oof.ogg [Australia]
enPR: ūf Rhymes: -uːf, -ʊf Etymology: Clipping of ooftish Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|ooftish}} Clipping of ooftish Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} oof (uncountable)
  1. (UK, slang, dated) Money. Tags: UK, dated, slang, uncountable Synonyms: money Derived forms: feathered oof-bird (english: large source of money), make the oof-bird walk (english: to circulate money), oof-bag [of money] [source], oof-bird [of money] [source], oofless (english: poor), oofy (english: rich), pad the oof (english: to fold banknotes to appear twice as much)
    Sense id: en-oof-en-noun-J8QT-YIn Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "slang",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/uːf/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʊf/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/uf/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːf"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʊf"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-oof.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/05/En-au-oof.ogg/En-au-oof.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/En-au-oof.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "ūf"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "money"
    }
  ],
  "word": "oof"
}

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