boofy
Britishadjective
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muscular and strong but stupid
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(of the hair) voluminous
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puffed out
boofy sleeves
Example Sentences
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On the rare occasions that the eighth earl, Boofy to his friends, had previously spoken in the House, it was to advocate for the rights of badgers.
From Slate
I swear that beneath his boofy brown fringe, he’s staring at us while we drive away.
From Washington Post
British names endlessly amuse him. perhaps because he himself is known as "Boofy" and sometimes as "Bonkers" Gore.
From Time Magazine Archive
Boofy succeeded to the family titles unexpectedly; both his father, who held them, and his elder brother, who would have got them, died in the same year.
From Time Magazine Archive
Until then, Boofy had done nothing more notable than spend 25 years in the civil service, spending an inherited fortune of �60,000.
From Time Magazine Archive
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