boof

American  

[boof] / buf /

verb (used without object)

1. to launch a kayak over a drop or difficult water formation, using a forward paddle stroke to raise the bow of the craft out of the water.

   Be prepared for a lot of spills when you’re learning to boof.

2. to engage in anal sex.

3. to ingest alcohol or drugs rectally, for more rapid intoxication than ingestion by mouth.

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verb (used with object)

1. to launch a kayak over (a drop or difficult water formation), using a forward paddle stroke to raise the bow of the craft out of the water.

   The trainer made boofing the hole look easy.

2. to launch (a kayak) over a drop or difficult water formation, using a forward paddle stroke to raise the bow of the craft out of the water.

   This old craft won't survive being boofed many more times.

noun

1. 1. a maneuver used to launch a kayak over a drop or difficult water formation.

      She was pleased with her almost perfect boof over the ledge.

   2. a drop or difficult water formation that requires such a maneuver.

      If the map is correct, this section of the creek has many boofs.

Etymology

Origin of boof

First recorded in 2005–10

Example Sentences

Whitehouse then moved on, asking Kavanaugh to define the word "boof," which the judge said referred to flatulence.

From Fox News • Sep. 27, 2018

As he began wrestling with the Second Little Traveler’s pony tail, she gave instructions: “it’s not right, it needs to be higher, I need boof at the front, there’s no boof.”

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2011

An’ now yo’ gwine open a boof an’ ’splay ’em fer sale?

From Three Little Women A Story for Girls by Jackson, Gabrielle E. (Gabrielle Emilie)