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Where does “boofy” come from?

boofy (English) comes from English bouffant, from French bouffer, from Old French bouffer, from Medieval Latin buffa.

boofy (English): Of hair, puffy, or having extra volume, not...

Definitions

  1. Of hair, puffy, or having extra volume, not...

Ancestry of “boofy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbouffantOf hair or clothing, full-bodied or puffy; puffed...
2Frenchboufferto eat; to eat, to worry; to consume in excess
3Old Frenchboufferto puff up; to blow
4Medieval Latinbuffa—
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