English word origin

Etymology of boofy

From bouffant + -y.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

adj

Of hair, puffy, or having extra volume, not necessarily desired; having such hair; see bouffant.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From bouffant + -y.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

adj

Brawny, overtly masculine and rather dim-witted.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Apparently from first element of boofhead + -y. First recorded in the 1990s.

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