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Poof (disambiguation)

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The term poof can be used in several ways:

  • as a British English term for a large footstool or ottoman (from the French word "pouf").
  • as a pejorative English term for a gay man, shortened form of poofter or poofdah. See also British slang, faggot (slang).
  • as a term for an act of disappearance or appearance
  • as a term for something fluffy.
  • [In the Star Wars films] Yarael Poof: an alien Jedi on the high council of Coruscant. Present when Qui-Gon Jinn brought in Anakin Skywalker to be tested.
  • as a verb meaning to appear suddenly out of nowhere. When you poof somewhere, it is usually accompanied by a thick cloud of dust.