ouf
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uf/
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic.
Interjection
ouf
- phew!, whew! (expressing relief)
- Used to represent the cry of a pig.
- 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, H.L. Brækstad, transl., Folk and Fairy Tales, page 67:
- "Ouf, Ouf," grunted the pig, and swallowed the pancake in one gulp, and as the pancake couldn't get any farther, well, you see we can't go on with this story any farther, either.
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Etymology 2
Verlan form of fou (“crazy”).
Adjective
ouf (plural ouf or oufs) (usually invariable)
- (verlan) crazy; nuts
Noun
ouf m (plural oufs)
- (verlan) crazy person, nutter
Synonyms
- dingue
- fou
Further reading
- “ouf”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- fou