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oof

The correct spelling is oof.

How to pronounce oof

/uːf/
noun

IPA: /uːf/

Say it like: Oof

The correct spelling is oof. A sound made in pain, as when expelling air after being struck. For example: "Ouch! You stepped on my toe! That hurt!"

Usage Examples

Ouch! You stepped on my toe! That hurt!

Ouch! Her sunburn looks awful.

Ouch. How could you say that?

Meanings

noun

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

interjection

  1. 1.A sound mimicking the loss of air, as if someone's solar plexus had just been struck.
  2. 2.An expression of one's own physical pain.
  3. 3.An expression in sympathy at another's pain.
  4. 4.A reply to an insult seen as savage (frequently one that is tongue-in-cheek or joking).
  5. 5.An expression of disappointment.

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