oof

interjection

No English definition recorded for this entry.

Pronunciation: /uːf/ / /ʊf/ / /uf/

Etymology: Onomatopoeic, compare Dutch oef and German uff.

A sound mimicking the loss of air, as if someone's solar plexus had just been struck.
“Whap, Biff, Ooooof, Sock, Pow, Zok! Batman is back. Gotham City is again leaving its law and order in the hands of a man who wears plastic underpants over his tights.”
Synonym of ouch (“expressing sympathy at another's pain, shock at a high price, etc.”).
“"Oof, you just lost a lot of progress. That's a real frustration, a real punch in the gut."”
“Oof. Well, what are the parameters with this question? Am I going to die? Is the world going to end? What’s…”

Etymology: Clipping of ooftish.

Money.
“Burlington Bertie's the latest young jay He rents a swell flat somewhere Kensington way He spends the good oof that his pater has made Along with the Brandy and Soda Brigade.”
“What's he after? Oof—oof—oof, that's what he's after. He's for his own pocket, he's for being boss of all the woolly West. He's after keeping us poor and making himself rich.”