poufy
English
editEtymology
editFrom French.
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Adjective
editpoufy (comparative poufier, superlative poufiest)
- (hair styles) Bouffant.
- (fashion) Decorated with fabric, feathers or other material to create an impression of transparent volume and movement.
- 2009 February 1, Bethany Kandel, “With This Dress I Thee Wed and Wed and Wed”, in New York Times[1]:
- (No ’80s gowns with poufy sleeves or out-of-style silhouettes.) “
- Effeminate.