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Added 9 October 2026

boofy

/ˈbʊfi/ adjective

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Of hair, puffy, or having extra volume, not necessarily desired; having such hair; see bouffant.
My hair was so boofy this morning it took 10 minutes of brushing to get it looking decent.

adjective

Brawny, overtly masculine and rather dim-witted.
Dave, the big boofy builder, finally solved the mouse problem the big boofy bloke way: by crushing it unceremoniously under his boot.

Origin

From bouffant + -y.

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