poon

• IPA^(key): /puːn/

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• Rhymes: -uːn

Calophyllum inophyllum var. inophyllum

Wikispecies Origin: 1690–1700; compare Tamil புன்னை (puṉṉai), Malayalam പുന്ന (punna), names for Calophyllum inophyllum. Doublet of punnai.

poon (plural poons)

1. Any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, yielding a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.

Clipping of poontang.

poon (countable and uncountable, plural poons)

1. (US, vulgar slang) Poontang, the vagina, or, intercourse with a woman.

   I'm gonna get me some poon at this party.

2. (colloquial) A wimp; a pussy.

• (vagina): cooch, pussy, quim; see also Thesaurus:vulva
• (intercourse with a woman): coitus, punani, snu snu; see also Thesaurus:copulation
• (wimp): nestle-cock, sissy, wuss; see also Thesaurus:milksop

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• Hyphenation: po‧on
• IPA^(key): /poˈʔon/

poon

1. Misspelling of puon.

poon

1. accusative singular of poo

Akin to Malay pohon.

poon

1. stem

poon

1. Alternative form of pown (“peacock”)

poon m (oblique plural poons, nominative singular poons, nominative plural poon)

1. Alternative form of peon

• puon, p'oon, puhon

Possibly a contraction of panginoon. Also possibly from Proto-Philippine *puqun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun. Compare Western Subanon poon (“leader”), Kapampangan pun (“tree; leader”), Bikol Central puon (“tree; leader”), and its possible metathesis and doublet puno (“tree; leader”).

• Hyphenation: po‧on
• IPA^(key): /poˈʔon/, [poˈʔon]
• IPA^(key): /ˈpoʔon/, [ˈpo.ʔon] (archaic)

poón (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜂᜈ᜔)

1. lord; master

   Synonyms: amo, apo, panginoon

2. image of a saint

   Synonyms: santo, rebulto, anito