Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Peach-brandy: a word in use among the Pennsylvania Germans.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The method by which kayakers “jump” hydraulic backwash, known as holes or hydraulic jumps, in high-gradient mountain rivers. The action is analogous to a skier jumping a cliff.
Etymologies
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Examples
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"He carried on then he just veered off the road and 'boof', went straight into the lamp."
New Zealand Herald - Top Stories newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz 2010
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Yes | No | Report from boof wrote 14 weeks 1 day ago
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Yes | No | Report from boof wrote 19 weeks 1 day ago
snagging fish 2009
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Yes | No | Report from boof wrote 19 weeks 1 day ago
snagging fish 2009
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They are like unruly teenagers that claim to hate their parents but have no courage to step out of their comfortable home and try making on their own. boof!
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Yes | No | Report from boof wrote 15 weeks 6 days ago
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Yes | No | Report from boof wrote 15 weeks 6 days ago
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Yes | No | Report from boof wrote 14 weeks 1 day ago
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Yes | No | Report from boof wrote 15 weeks 6 days ago
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They are like unruly teenagers that claim to hate their parents but have no courage to step out of their comfortable home and try making on their own. boof!
actung commented on the word boof
from Trinidadian slang: to rough someone up or insult them or to scold someone
November 24, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word boof
Compare and contrast:
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia:
"n. Peach-brandy: a word in use among the Pennsylvania Germans."
Wiktionary
"n. The method by which kayakers “jump” hydraulic backwash, known as holes or hydraulic jumps, in high-gradient mountain rivers. The action is analogous to a skier jumping a cliff."
April 20, 2012
bilby commented on the word boof
See also boofhead.
April 20, 2012