boofn.int.

Brit.

/bʊf/,

/buːf/, U.S.

/bʊf/,

/buf/

Forms: 1800s– boof, 1800s– booff, 1900s– bouff, 2000s– booph. Forms with oand f occurring three or more times are also occasionally attested. Also reduplicated.

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Imitative. With use as noun compare bufe n., poof n.², doof n.², and also buff n.¹, baff n.¹, biff n. With use as interjection compare oof int., whoof int., woof int. and n.², poof int., doof int., and also biff int.

colloquial.

A. n.

1. A blow that makes a sound like a rapid, brief movement of air. Cf. biff n., buff n.¹ 1.

ΚΠ

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Booff, a stroke causing a hollow sound.

1948 M. Lindsay Hurlygush 35 Lest I snick ye in twa wi a booff.

1984 K. Amis Stanley & Women iv. 235 Without..even noticing, somebody gave me a boof in the small of the back that nearly sent me off my stool.

2014 ‘K. Logan’ Death by Devil's Breath vi. 88 ‘Stop being such a goof!’ I gave him a boof on the arm.

2. A resonant barking or grunting sound made by an animal, especially a dog. Cf. woof int. and n.² 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [noun] > bark or yelp

yelp?a1513

bark1550

youp1808

wough1824

yawp1824

yap1826

boof1906

wow1913

1906 Christian Reg. (Boston) 28 June 718/1 Then one big, glad ‘Boof’ rang out close to Tony's ear. Two eager, muddy paws were on his shoulder.

1907 C. A. Keeler Bird Notes Afield (rev. ed.) 81 Their [sc. grouse] booming..is as elusive as the will-o'-the-wisp. It may be described as a low, deep, muffled ‘boof’, ‘boof’.

1918 Outing Mar. 374/3 They [sc. razorback hogs] will dash off with a ‘boof’ ‘boof’ ‘boo-ooff’ into the surrounding brush.

2010 M. L. Kenworthy Plant Life xv. 95 Definitely not a basenji bark. A basenji can make a ‘boof’ or two..when they are startled.

3. A sound made by a rapid, brief movement of air as caused by a sudden move, impact, explosion, etc. See sense B. 1b.

ΚΠ

1928 Border Mag. Aug. 118/2 The driver gave her just rather much petrol and she went off with a bouff.

1957 H. Davis World without Roof iv. 32 Bill would..attack the enemy of my father, his little chin drawn in... ‘Biff! Biff!’..and a ‘Boof!’ and that was all.

1996 Daily News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 26 July 12 Then I heard a ‘booof’ and the car was totally engulfed in flames.

2009 ‘C. Daniels’ Night of Loving Dead xiv. 199 He threw a punch at Dan that landed with a boof.

B. int.

a. Representing the sound made when expelling breath loudly through the mouth, expressing disgust, disapproval, exertion, etc. Cf. oof int. rare.

ΚΠ

1861 S. B. Hemyng Dark Cloud with Silver Lining xxvii. 194 ‘Hoohoo! hoohoo! boof! boof!’ indescribable confusion.

1920 J. Joyce Ulysses in Little Rev. July 368 A hogo you could hang your hat on... Potted herrings gone stale or. Boof!

2003 E. H. Blackmore et al. tr. ‘G. Sand’ Paving Stone in Five Comedies ii. 193 Durand [placing his paving stone on the table]... Hello, neighbor, I'm glad to see you. Oof! Boof! What a weight!

b. Representing the sound made by a rapid, brief movement of air as caused by a sudden move, impact, explosion, etc. Cf. biff int., puff int.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sudden or violent sound > explosive sound > [noun] > explosive emission of air

puff1606

whiff1712

fuff1804

whoof1866

boof1906

1906 E. Gates Plow-woman xv. 167 Boof! boof! boof! bang! came the muffled sounds [of a storm] from without.

a1935 ‘J. Falstaff’ Jacoby's Corners (1940) v. 55 They threw me down into the cellar-hold. Boof. Boof. Boof.

1954 P. M. Sherlock Anansi 37 The dokanoo [sc. a fruit] fell ‘boof’ on the ground.

1971 K. Amis Girl, 20 (1973) iv. 118 He often hangs round here. After the birds... My sister was at a party once he was at. Five minutes' chat-up and then boof!

2000 N. Griffiths Grits (2001) 351 Juss crept up on im in-a fog like and boof, one belt, down ee went.

2008 Guardian (Nexis) 11 Apr. 4 We'd..sheds burned, caravans blown up... I remember being right near one when, boooof!, it vanished in a ball of flame.

2. Representing a resonant barking or grunting sound made by an animal, esp. a dog.

ΚΠ

1905 L. A. Reed My Garden Neighbors vi. 85 ‘Boof! boof!’ said the frog again.

1906 Christian Reg. (Boston) 28 June 718/1 ‘Boof, boof, boof’, sounded joyously in the distance.

2010 Kirkus Rev. (Nexis) Jan. The doggy refrains riff in concatenated barkspeak (‘..arf arf arf arf boofboofboof’).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	boof
释义	boofn.int. Brit. /bʊf/, /buːf/, U.S. /bʊf/, /buf/ Forms: 1800s– boof, 1800s– booff, 1900s– bouff, 2000s– booph. Forms with oand f occurring three or more times are also occasionally attested. Also reduplicated. Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Imitative. With use as noun compare bufe n., poof n.², doof n.², and also buff n.¹, baff n.¹, biff n. With use as interjection compare oof int., whoof int., woof int. and n.², poof int., doof int., and also biff int. colloquial. A. n. 1. A blow that makes a sound like a rapid, brief movement of air. Cf. biff n., buff n.¹ 1. ΚΠ 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Booff, a stroke causing a hollow sound. 1948 M. Lindsay Hurlygush 35 Lest I snick ye in twa wi a booff. 1984 K. Amis Stanley & Women iv. 235 Without..even noticing, somebody gave me a boof in the small of the back that nearly sent me off my stool. 2014 ‘K. Logan’ Death by Devil's Breath vi. 88 ‘Stop being such a goof!’ I gave him a boof on the arm. 2. A resonant barking or grunting sound made by an animal, especially a dog. Cf. woof int. and n.² 1. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [noun] > bark or yelp yelp?a1513 bark1550 youp1808 wough1824 yawp1824 yap1826 boof1906 wow1913 1906 Christian Reg. (Boston) 28 June 718/1 Then one big, glad ‘Boof’ rang out close to Tony's ear. Two eager, muddy paws were on his shoulder. 1907 C. A. Keeler Bird Notes Afield (rev. ed.) 81 Their [sc. grouse] booming..is as elusive as the will-o'-the-wisp. It may be described as a low, deep, muffled ‘boof’, ‘boof’. 1918 Outing Mar. 374/3 They [sc. razorback hogs] will dash off with a ‘boof’ ‘boof’ ‘boo-ooff’ into the surrounding brush. 2010 M. L. Kenworthy Plant Life xv. 95 Definitely not a basenji bark. A basenji can make a ‘boof’ or two..when they are startled. 3. A sound made by a rapid, brief movement of air as caused by a sudden move, impact, explosion, etc. See sense B. 1b. ΚΠ 1928 Border Mag. Aug. 118/2 The driver gave her just rather much petrol and she went off with a bouff. 1957 H. Davis World without Roof iv. 32 Bill would..attack the enemy of my father, his little chin drawn in... ‘Biff! Biff!’..and a ‘Boof!’ and that was all. 1996 Daily News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 26 July 12 Then I heard a ‘booof’ and the car was totally engulfed in flames. 2009 ‘C. Daniels’ Night of Loving Dead xiv. 199 He threw a punch at Dan that landed with a boof. B. int. 1. a. Representing the sound made when expelling breath loudly through the mouth, expressing disgust, disapproval, exertion, etc. Cf. oof int. rare. ΚΠ 1861 S. B. Hemyng Dark Cloud with Silver Lining xxvii. 194 ‘Hoohoo! hoohoo! boof! boof!’ indescribable confusion. 1920 J. Joyce Ulysses in Little Rev. July 368 A hogo you could hang your hat on... Potted herrings gone stale or. Boof! 2003 E. H. Blackmore et al. tr. ‘G. Sand’ Paving Stone in Five Comedies ii. 193 Durand [placing his paving stone on the table]... Hello, neighbor, I'm glad to see you. Oof! Boof! What a weight! b. Representing the sound made by a rapid, brief movement of air as caused by a sudden move, impact, explosion, etc. Cf. biff int., puff int. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sudden or violent sound > explosive sound > [noun] > explosive emission of air puff1606 whiff1712 fuff1804 whoof1866 boof1906 1906 E. Gates Plow-woman xv. 167 Boof! boof! boof! bang! came the muffled sounds [of a storm] from without. a1935 ‘J. Falstaff’ Jacoby's Corners (1940) v. 55 They threw me down into the cellar-hold. Boof. Boof. Boof. 1954 P. M. Sherlock Anansi 37 The dokanoo [sc. a fruit] fell ‘boof’ on the ground. 1971 K. Amis Girl, 20 (1973) iv. 118 He often hangs round here. After the birds... My sister was at a party once he was at. Five minutes' chat-up and then boof! 2000 N. Griffiths Grits (2001) 351 Juss crept up on im in-a fog like and boof, one belt, down ee went. 2008 Guardian (Nexis) 11 Apr. 4 We'd..sheds burned, caravans blown up... I remember being right near one when, boooof!, it vanished in a ball of flame. 2. Representing a resonant barking or grunting sound made by an animal, esp. a dog. ΚΠ 1905 L. A. Reed My Garden Neighbors vi. 85 ‘Boof! boof!’ said the frog again. 1906 Christian Reg. (Boston) 28 June 718/1 ‘Boof, boof, boof’, sounded joyously in the distance. 2010 Kirkus Rev. (Nexis) Jan. The doggy refrains riff in concatenated barkspeak (‘..arf arf arf arf boofboofboof’). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.int.1825
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