oof

interjection

1. 1

   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.

2. 2

   slangSynonym 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…

noun

1. 1

   A sound made in pain, as when expelling air after being struck.

   The soldier on the ground clutched his head and then his stomach and gave an "oof" of pain.

2. 2

   Something cringeworthy, or which arouses disappointment; often used in conjunction with the qualifier big.

   That is a mega oof.

   Fans were quick to express their disappointment at the removal of what has now become an iconic sound in the gaming space. The audio is trending on Twitter under #SaveTheOOF and Big Oof.

   That actually hits me home because I used to drink tequila sunrises when I first started drinking. So that’s an oof.

noun

1. 1

   datedMoney.

   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.

   Chuffy: It's on a knife edge at the moment, Bertie. If he can get planning permission, old Stoker's going to take this heap off my hands in return for vast amounts of oof.

Forms

plural

oofs