poof

interj.
Used to indicate a sudden vanishing: The magician waved a wand, and poof! The birds disappeared!

[Imitative.]

poof² (pūf)
n. Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for an effeminate or homosexual male.

[Probably alteration of puff, braggart, homosexual man, from PUFF (influenced by POOF¹).]

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: offensive terms for an openly homosexual man
  Synonyms: fagot, faggot, fag, fairy, nance, pansy, queen, queer, poove, pouf

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - homoseksuel

2.
int. - puf!

Français (French)
1.
n. - (GB) tapette (injur), homosexuel

2.
int. - pouf (excl)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - (ugs.) Schwuler

2.
int. - puff!

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (Βρετ., αργκό) αδερφή, συκιά

Italiano (Italian)
checca, frocio, culo, culattone, omosessuale, finocchio, mammoletta, bah!

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bicha (gír.), homossexual (m)

Русский (Russian)
педик, гомик, бах!

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - marica, homosexual, afeminado

2.
int. - ¡bah!, ¡fu!, ¡que va!

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - puff (ung. simsalabim!), bög, fikus

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
吹熄蜡烛的声音

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 吹熄蠟燭的聲音

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - (남성의) 호모, 여자 같은 남자

2.
int. - 쓱(잽싼 출현:소설)

日本語 (Japanese)
int. - フッ, パッ

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הומוסקסואל, גבר המתנהג כאישה‬
int. - ‮מילת קריאה המביעה דחייה בבוז או הודעה על היעלמות פתאומית‬

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