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oof exclamation [ uːf ]

• expressing alarm, annoyance, or relief.
Origin: natural exclamation: first recorded in English in the mid 19th century.

oof noun

• money; cash.
Origin: late 19th century: from Yiddish oyf ‘on’, tish ‘table’, i.e. ‘on the table’ (referring to money in gambling).


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