moof
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 4
See all 2 pronunciations Show less
Definition of moof
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
intj
-
(humorous, onomatopoeic, usually)Used to indicate the lowing or barking sound of a dogcow or similar chimeric creature.
“Upon closer examination, I discovered that dogcows actually "speak." In a very excited condition, like being near an open can of Mountain Dew, dogcows will say "Boo Woo! Moof!" But it is much more common to hear them just say, "Moof!"”
““And won’t you just cry out and beg for mercy? You know, Alisha dear,” warm breath on him, “I used to think he was just a dog, and then I thought he was a cow, but I think—I know—he’s just a cross between both, a cow and a dog. Cows go moo, dogs go woof, so what does a dogcow go? Moof moof moof. Go moof, Chuck, go moof.””
“Everyone knew where the hackers were sitting when they started yelling “Moof! moof!” at the screen—“moof” is the sound the LaserWriter Options dogcow makes.”
“His name, they say, is Clarus. His bark, they say, is Moof.”
“You can predict, we bet, the sound she makes: Moof! (Yes, the Dogcow is a she—as is every cow. Otherwise, she would be a dogbull.”
See all 2 definitions Show less
intj
-
(humorous, onomatopoeic, usually)Used to indicate the lowing or barking sound of a dogcow or similar chimeric creature.
“Upon closer examination, I discovered that dogcows actually "speak." In a very excited condition, like being near an open can of Mountain Dew, dogcows will say "Boo Woo! Moof!" But it is much more common to hear them just say, "Moof!"”
““And won’t you just cry out and beg for mercy? You know, Alisha dear,” warm breath on him, “I used to think he was just a dog, and then I thought he was a cow, but I think—I know—he’s just a cross between both, a cow and a dog. Cows go moo, dogs go woof, so what does a dogcow go? Moof moof moof. Go moof, Chuck, go moof.””
“Everyone knew where the hackers were sitting when they started yelling “Moof! moof!” at the screen—“moof” is the sound the LaserWriter Options dogcow makes.”
“His name, they say, is Clarus. His bark, they say, is Moof.”
“You can predict, we bet, the sound she makes: Moof! (Yes, the Dogcow is a she—as is every cow. Otherwise, she would be a dogbull.”
noun
-
(slang)A bong (vessel for smoking marijuana).
“What was thought […] to be smoke coming from a badly tuned engine was in reality a pot burning moof!”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Blend of moo (“lowing sound of a cow”) + woof (“barking sound of a dog”). Coined by American computer programmer Mark Harlan in 1987 or 1988 in internal memoranda within Apple Computer. First publicly attested in 1989. Trademarked by Apple from 1992 to 1999 (U.S. Reg. No. 1,695,826).
Words you can make from moof
7 playable · top: MOFO (9 pts)
Best play mofo 9 points3-letter words
3 words2-letter words
3 wordsFind your best play with moof
See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes moof, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.