pouf

Meanings

Noun

• A headdress for women popular in 18th century France.
• A high hair style for women consisting of a roll or pad of hair, worn up.
• Part of an item of clothing consisting of gathered fabric in a bunch.
• A low cushioned seat with no back; a padded footstool.
• A short skirt gathered into a rounded puffy shape; a puffball.
• A ball of fabric (such as nylon monofilament netting) used for washing (as an alternative to a flannel, washcloth, sponge, etc.).
• A small saddle cushion worn atop the buttocks (as a fashion trend – similar to a bustle).
• Alternative of puff
• Alternative of poof

Verb

• To make poufy or bouffant.

Interjection

• Onomatopoeia indicating a cloud of smoke or wind; caused by a deflating object, or a magical disappearance.

Related

Similar words

• footstool, hassock, ottoman, tumpty
• horse's hoof , poofta; pooftah; poofter; poof

Origin

• From French pouf, pouff, of imitative origin; compare puff.
• Imitative.