coof

English

Etymology 1

Probably related to cove (“a fellow”).

Noun

coof (plural coofs)

1. (Scotland) An idiot, or fool.
   • 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 212:

     "Georgie Gleg is odious to me. He always has been. For all his good heart he's a coof and a simp."

Etymology 2

From cough.

Noun

coof (uncountable)

1. (Internet slang) COVID-19.
   1. (Internet slang) The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

Wolof

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cɔːf/

Noun

coof (definite form coof bi)

1. A fish of the species Epinephelus aeneus.
2. boyfriend

References

• Fal, Arame, Santos, Rosine, Doneux, Jean Léonce (1990) Dictionnaire wolof-français, Paris: Éditions KARTHALA, →ISBN, page 53