Noun: poof pûf or poof
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
- A homosexual man
"before he came out he'd never been called a poof";
- gay man, gay, fagot [N. Amer, informal], faggot [informal], fag [informal], fairy [informal], pansy [informal], queen [informal], pouf [informal]
- Used to indicate a sudden disappearance, windy noise or event
"Poof, he was gone!"
- Expresses a disdainful rejection
Derived forms: poofs
Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], gay, geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], homophile [archaic], homosexual, man, sod [informal]
Encyclopedia: Poof