puffa

English

Etymology

From a British brand name, presumably from puff.

Noun

puffa (plural puffas)

1. (UK) A kind of shiny padded jacket.

   Synonyms: puffer coat, puffer jacket

Anagrams

• apuff

Swedish

Verb

puffa (present puffar, preterite puffade, supine puffat, imperative puffa)

1. to puff ((make) be emitted as a puff or puffs (of smoke or gas))

   Rök puffade ur ånglokets skorsten

   Smoke puffed out of the steam locomotive's smokestack

   puffa på en cigarr

   puff on a cigar

2. (often with på or (expressing suddenness) till) to nudge (give a gentle push, sometimes figuratively)

   Hon puffade till honom i sidan. "Vakna!"

   She nudged him in the side. "Wake up!"

   Man måste puffa på dom lite för att de ska få tummen ur

   You have to nudge them a bit to get them to get their finger [thumb] out (get them to proceed with the matter at hand)

   1. to poke (on Facebook)
3. (with för) to promote, to pitch (compare archaic sense of English puff)
4. to emit short, dull bangs

Conjugation

Conjugation of puffa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	puffa		puffas
supine	puffat		puffats
imperative	puffa		—
imper. plural1	puffen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	puffar	puffade	puffas	puffades
ind. plural1	puffa	puffade	puffas	puffades
subjunctive2	puffe	puffade	puffes	puffades
present participle		puffande
past participle		puffad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• puff

See also

• puffra
• pusta

References

• puffa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• puffa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• puffa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)