different between poofta vs pouf

English

Noun

poofta (plural pooftas)

1. Alternative spelling of poofter
   • 2005, Steven Lang, An Accidental Terrorist, University of Queensland Press, page 101,

     What he said was that he thought it would be a shame to ruin looks like hers, and allowed she might continue working, if it was for him, ‘And your little poofta friend and all. Not that I like that sort of thing. But if he?s working then it has to go through me. I don?t want to hear nothing else.’

   • 2010, Chris Wright, The Spanish Cheese ‘Sanwish’ Without Bread, page 358,

     /he stared hard at me and for the first time noticed my hair. We both remained staring at one another for a few seconds. Then clasping both his ham-sized hands to his face, the man wheeled round and staggered back into the cell. “They?ve sent ma a bloody poofta!” he howled. “A bloody poofta!”

     My companions stared at me in wonderment at the reaction my few words had produced.

   • 2010, Mohamed Khadra, Terminal Decline, 2011, Read How You Want, page 253,

     ‘ […] I got into a lot of trouble when I called the physicians “the pooftas of the profession”.’ He smiled again, as if to say I shouldn?t have done it, but God it felt good.

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: po?of, IPA^(key): /p?f/
• (US)
  • IPA^(key): /pu?f/
• Rhymes: -?f, -u?f
• Homophones: poof, pouffe (with certain dialects and/or accents)

Etymology 1

From French pouf, pouff, of imitative origin; compare puff.

Alternative forms

• pouffe

Noun

pouf (plural poufs)

1. (historical) A headdress for women popular in 18th century France. [from 18th c.]
2. A high hair style for women consisting of a roll or pad of hair, worn up. [from 19th c.]
3. (dressmaking) Part of an item of clothing consisting of gathered fabric in a bunch. [from 19th c.]
4. A low cushioned seat with no back; a padded footstool. [from 19th c.]

   Synonym: tumpty

   • 1922, H.D., Asphodel:

     The voice came from the end of the divan but Hermione, seated square before the fire on a low pouffe did not turn to face its suave producer.

   • 1948, John Creasey, The Case Against Paul Raeburn:

     Raeburn's handsome head was resting against the back of his chair; Eve sat on a pouf in front of the fire.

   • 1971, ‘Slaughter at the Summer Palace’, Time, 26 Aug 1971:

     Italian Ambassador Amedeo Guillet, who makes it a practice never to eat at midday, lounged on a Moroccan pouf reading The Peter Principle.

5. A short skirt gathered into a rounded puffy shape; a puffball. [from 20th c.]
6. A ball of fabric (such as nylon monofilament netting) used for washing (as an alternative to a flannel, washcloth, sponge, etc.).
7. (dated) A small saddle cushion worn atop the buttocks (as a fashion trend – similar to a bustle).
8. Alternative form of puff
9. Alternative form of poof

Synonyms

• (padded footstool): footstool, hassock, ottoman, tumpty
• (homosexual): horse's hoof (rhyming slang), poofta; pooftah; poofter; poof

Translations

Verb

pouf (third-person singular simple present poufs, present participle poufing, simple past and past participle poufed)

1. (transitive) To make poufy or bouffant.

   to pouf the hair

Etymology 2

Imitative.

Alternative forms

poof

Interjection

pouf

1. Onomatopoeia indicating a cloud of smoke or wind; caused by a deflating object, or a magical disappearance.

   Pouf, he was gone.

Anagrams

• FOUP

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puf/

Noun

pouf m (plural poufs)

1. pouffe (thick cushion)
2. a girl of bad conduct

Interjection

pouf

1. poof (onomatopoeia)

Further reading

• “pouf” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).