poofpoof1 /pʊf, puːf/ (also poof‧ter /ˈpʊftə, ˈpuːf- $ -ər/) noun [countable]British English taboo informal a very offensive word for a homosexual man. Do not use this word.
poof1nounpoof2interjection
poofpoof2 interjectionWord Origin
WORD ORIGINpoof
Origin:
1800-1900 Natural sound
used when talking about something that happened suddenly: Then poof! She was gone.