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(Internet slang, countable, affectionate) A long-haired dog, cat, or similar furry pet animal.

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#1·Apr 26, 2026INTERNET

(Internet slang, countable, affectionate) A long-haired dog, cat, or similar furry pet animal.

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  • “This photo took my breath away. A sparkling crown and a royal floof! 😍 Others at the gala must have been very envious. Keep on stylin' Lilo! 😘”

  • “I would just stay parked and nuzzle the floof. No destination is more important than floof. 😍”

  • “Afternoon sniff for the floof.”

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  • “This photo took my breath away. A sparkling crown and a royal floof! 😍 Others at the gala must have been very envious. Keep on stylin' Lilo! 😘”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Maaaan I love furries with chest floof”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I would just stay parked and nuzzle the floof. No destination is more important than floof. 😍”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “It's under the floof.. He's on a secret mission”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Afternoon sniff for the floof.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 26, 2026INTERNET

(transitive, informal, often, humorous) To make something fluffy; to fluff (up).

Then she floofs out her blonde curls artlessly and opens her mouth wide, checking her teeth for spinach.
Origin: Possibly a deliberate mispronunciation of fluff, a back-formation from floofy, or a (compare the etymology of floofy). Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#3·Apr 26, 2026INTERNET

(intransitive, informal) To move in a floofy or fluffy manner.

From a dim corner, Stella [a bird] stirred: a floofing of feathers, a dry click, click of talons across the perch.
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  • “Photograph: Courtesy of Jenny Haigh [View image in fullscreen](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/sep/16/the-pet-ill-never-forget-floof-the-lost-cat-who-found-me-and-made-me-feel-i-was-worth-loving#img-1) ‘Our bond was instant’ … Jenny Haigh and Floof.”

  • “[Skip to main content](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/may/31/classicalmusicandopera.artsfeatures2#maincontent) [Skip to navigation](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/may/31/classicalmusicandopera.artsfeatures2#navigation) This article is more than **23 years old** [Review](https://www.theguardian.com/tone/reviews) # Floof!”

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