Meaning
3 senses(Internet, countable, endearing)A long-haired dog, cat, or similar furry pet animal.
(Internet, endearing, uncountable)The fur of such an animal.
(Internet, endearing, uncountable)Hair that looks fluffy, like fur from such an animal.
Examples
4 sentencesThe neighbor has a beautiful floof.
One of our cats is a floof.
"This is my cat, Cookie." "What a majestic floof!"
I'm Tom. This is Mary. And that big floof over there is Cookie.
ruЯ Том. Это Мэри. А вон тот большой клубок шерсти — Куки.
deIch bin Tom, das hier ist Maria, und das große Wollknäuel da drüben ist Krümel.
Origin
Possibly a deliberate mispronunciation of fluff, a back-formation from floofy, or a blendPossibly a deliberate mispronunciation of fluff, a back-formation from floofy, or a blend of fluff + poof (compare the etymology of floofy).
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Forms
plural: floofsSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable