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Rareoof
The correct spelling is oof.
How to pronounce oof
/uːf/
nounIPA: /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.A sound made in pain, as when expelling air after being struck.
- 2.Money.
interjection
- 1.A sound mimicking the loss of air, as if someone's solar plexus had just been struck.
- 2.An expression of one's own physical pain.
- 3.An expression in sympathy at another's pain.
- 4.A reply to an insult seen as savage (frequently one that is tongue-in-cheek or joking).
- 5.An expression of disappointment.
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