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Oof

/uːf/

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

📖 Definitions of "Oof"

noun
  1. 1

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

interjection
  1. 1

    A sound mimicking the loss of air, as if someone's solar plexus had just been struck.

interjection
  1. 1

    An expression of one's own physical pain.

    "Ouch! You stepped on my toe! That hurt!"

  2. 2

    An expression in sympathy at another's pain.

    "Ouch! Her sunburn looks awful."

  3. 3

    A reply to an insult seen as savage (frequently one that is tongue-in-cheek or joking).

    "Ouch. How could you say that?"

  4. 4

    An expression of disappointment.

    "Ouch, I really wanted to do that."

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