oof

American  

[oof] / uf /

Sometimes ooof

interjection

1. (an exclamation used to sympathize with someone else’s pain or dismay, or to express one’s own): Oof, I've got tons of schoolwork to do this week.

   Oof, that conversation must’ve been so awkward and hurtful!

   Oof, I've got tons of schoolwork to do this week.

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oof British  

/ uːf /

noun

1. slang money

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Other Word Forms

• oofy
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of oof

First recorded in 1770–80; imitative

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

oof

He moves, he says, “with an oof in each step.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025

The mind is the lens through which we perceive all reality and if there's a real impact on that perception based on quantifiable emotional energy then — oof — color us shook.

From Salon ● Dec. 29, 2023

So, on Tuesday’s episode oof What Next, I spoked to Jeff Goodell about what we’re going to do about it.

From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2023

More than that: The defense absolutely suffocated Seattle — oof, are there problems for the Seahawks, both in the short and long term — forcing eight punts.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2021

She let out a startled oof and shifted uneasily.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo