floof
/fluːf/verb, interjection, noun
floof is a verb meaning “To make something fluffy; to fluff (up)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled F-L-O-O-F, and it appears about once in every 11 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does floof mean?
verb
- 1
informalTo make something fluffy; to fluff (up).
- 2
informalTo move in a floofy or fluffy manner.
interjection
- 1
Used to indicate the (supposed) sound of moving air, as in an explosion, a puff of smoke, etc.
noun
- 1
A long-haired dog, cat, or similar furry pet animal.
- 2
The fur of such an animal.
- 3
Hair that looks fluffy, like fur from such an animal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce floof?
- US /fluːf/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-floof.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-floof.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of floof
- floofs present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- floofing participle, present
- floofed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is floof?
Floof appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does floof come from?
Possibly a deliberate mispronunciation of fluff, a back-formation from floofy, or a blend of fluff + poof (compare the etymology of floofy).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).