pouf2Pronunciation: /puːf/Definition of pouf noun a part of a dress in which a large mass of material has been gathered so that it stands away from the body: [as modifier]:a dress with a pouf skirt a bouffant hairstyle: he grew his hair out in a sort of poufOrigin: early 19th century: from French, of imitative originpouf in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of pouf in the US English dictionary