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boofy.

Of hair, puffy, or having extra volume, not necessarily desired; having such hair; see bouffant.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈbʊfi/Australia
  1. Of hair, puffy, or having extra volume, not necessarily desired; having such hair; see bouffant.

    Australia · colloquial
    My hair was so boofy this morning it took 10 minutes of brushing to get it looking decent.
Where this word comes from

From bouffant + -y.

adj/ˈbʊfi/Australia
  1. Brawny, overtly masculine and rather dim-witted.

    Australia · colloquial
    Dave, the big boofy builder, finally solved the mouse problem the big boofy bloke way: by crushing it unceremoniously under his boot.
Where this word comes from

Apparently from first element of boofhead + -y. First recorded in the 1990s.

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