boof
A “jump” over hydraulic backwash in a high-gradient mountain river, an action…A “jump” over hydraulic backwash in a high-gradient mountain river, an action analogous to a skier jumping a cliff.
Meaning
3 sensesA “jump” over hydraulic backwash in a high-gradient mountain river, an action analogous to a skier jumping a cliff.
(slang, uncountable)Extra volume of the hair, not necessarily desired; the quality of being bouffant.
(slang, uncountable)A kind of strong cannabis.
Origin
Imitative. Kayaking sense from the onomatopoeic sound a kayak makes when it lands on the wImitative. Kayaking sense from the onomatopoeic sound a kayak makes when it lands on the water after “ski jumping” the waterfall forming the backwash; generally attributed to whitewater kayaking aficionados in the eastern United States in the mid- to late 1970s.
Spelling variant of bouffe.
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