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Meanings of poof in English

Portuguese
veado
Catalan
monya
Spanish
pluma

Offensive term for an openly homosexual man.

veado
Usage of poof in English
1
In 24 hours, poof, the all the photos in that story disappear.
Wired
2
My fear seemed to last forever, and then poof, it was gone.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
3
He went through the screen, hit the wall behind it, and poof.
Proven guilty
4
There's a fuse marker, and in the third one, poof, it's gone.
Dead beat
5
She couldn't just wander in through the wall, or poof herself inside.
Side Jobs
6
You won't say 'poof' to that, because I won't listen to it.
The Hollow of Her Hand
7
The little poof of white rode up and down, up and down.
The whole world: a novel
8
This little poof of white rode up and down, up and down.
The whole world: a novel
9
And to the injured Tommy Smith, he said: Take that poof bandage off.
The Irish Times
10
But I was just looking at your hand and poof, there it is.
Hemlock Grove
11
So this is just like poof that I'm fulfilling my purpose.
Ebony
12
That's not about to go poof with the next thermometer reading.
The Guardian
13
It was as if the kid had gone poof and disappeared.
The family man
14
Folded up on himself, until he could be folded no more, and poof!
Future Lovecraft
15
They can flatten out pretty bad once they poof back down.
Winter’s Bone
16
The dogs have never barked or shown alarm, and then...poof...they're gone.
The flock
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