What does oof-bird mean?
Oof-bird means (dated, idiomatic, British slang) Any source or supplier of money..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(dated, idiomatic, British slang) Any source or supplier of money..
“Oh,” Johnnie was saying, “so Quest is his name, is it, and he lives in a city called Boisingham, does he? Is he an oof bird?” (rich) “Rather,” answered the Tiger, “if only one can make the dollars run, but he's a nasty mean boy, he is.
It is a sad and weary time for many, for when the dustman, the man who blacks the boots, and he with the grog-blossom on his nose who does nothing but hold cab-doors open when nobody asks him to have all been paid, the oof bird takes unto itself wings and flies away.
The probability is that he's a crackpot; and if he isn't, he has some little game on foot — in close association with the hunt of the oof-bird! — which he tried to work off on me, but couldn't'.
If you make an oof-bird and feed him properly all the time, you will grow rich.
"I guess you're attracted to Africa by the lure of the Oof bird," Gifford said eagerly smearing a layer of orange marmalade on thick bread roasted over the campfire.
Use oof-bird when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Oof-bird means (dated, idiomatic, British slang) Any source or supplier of money..
Common synonyms include golden goose, oof-bag.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
“Oh,” Johnnie was saying, “so Quest is his name, is it, and he lives in a city called Boisingham, does he? Is he an oof bird?” (rich) “Rather,” answered the Tiger, “if only one can make the dollars run, but he's a nasty mean boy, he is.
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