moof.
Used to indicate the lowing or barking sound of a dogcow or similar chimeric creature.
Meaning & usage
Used to indicate the lowing or barking sound of a dogcow or similar chimeric creature.
Where this word comes from
Blend of moo (“lowing sound of a cow”) + woof (“barking sound of a dog”). Coined by American computer programmer Mark Harlan in 1987 or 1988 in internal memoranda within Apple Computer. First publicly attested in 1989. Trademarked by Apple from 1992 to 1999 (U.S. Reg. No. 1,695,826).
A bong (vessel for smoking marijuana).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.