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English
Etymology 1
Probably related to cove (“a fellow”).
Noun
coof (plural coofs)
- (Scotland) An idiot, or fool.
1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 212:"Georgie Gleg is odious to me. He always has been. For all his good heart he's a coof and a simp."
Etymology 2
From cough.
Noun
coof (uncountable)
- (Internet slang) COVID-19.
- (Internet slang) The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
Wolof
Pronunciation
Noun
coof (definite form coof bi)
- A fish of the species Epinephelus aeneus.
- boyfriend
References
- Fal, Arame, Santos, Rosine, Doneux, Jean Léonce (1990) Dictionnaire wolof-français, Paris: Éditions KARTHALA, →ISBN, page 53