puffback Syllabification: (puff·back)Pronunciation: /ˈpəfˌbak/ (also puff-back shrike)Definition of puffback noun a small black-and-white African shrike, the male of which displays by puffing up the feathers of the lower back. Genus Dryoscopus, family Laniidae: several species, in particular D. gambensis puffback in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of puffback in the British & World English dictionary