bath poof/pouf

[nyota]

a bath poof or pouf?

 

[birdeen's call]

Google seems to recognize the third possiblity, "puff". I would definitely avoid the word "poof".

 

[nyota]

Google seems to recognize the third possiblity, "puff". I would definitely avoid the word "poof".

I've read pouf can also be used **this** way.

 

[Rover_KE]

My daughter bought one this very day in Florida.

It's called a lather builder.

Esthetic Supply Company // Products

Rover

 

[allenman]

Pouf is quite common. Never heard of "lather builder" except for the possible case that the company selling it was foreign and did not know the word pouf.

Not a teacher

 

[Rover_KE]

Pouf is quite common. Never heard of "lather builder" except for the possible case that the company selling it was foreign and did not know the word pouf.

The Esthetic Supply Company is in South Carolina, USA.

Rover

 

[garret]

My guess is that

"lather builder" = formal

"pouf" = informal, everyday word I only used it for those cushioned seats though.

I'd never heard of "lather builder" either though, but it's correct according to Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary

 

[birdeen's call]

I'd never heard of "lather builder" either though, but it's correct according to Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary

I don't doubt it's correct, since Rover has seen it, but I don't see the expression in The Free Dictionary.

 

[nyota]

My daughter bought one this very day in Florida.

It's called a lather builder.

Esthetic Supply Company // Products

Rover

It's a bit like calling a phone "a communication device". :-D But obviously, the name exists!

Here's a nice one - "a frilly shower-sponge device used for liquid-soap application" :-D

 

[AlexAD]

Is there any difference between how poof and pouf are voiced?
As far as I know poof is a rude synonym for gay.
So I guess a request "Give me a poof" may be treated in ambiguous way, isn't it? :-D

 

[nyota]

Is there any difference between how poof and pouf are voiced?
As far as I know poof is a rude synonym for gay.
So I guess a request "Give me a poof" may be treated in ambiguous way, isn't it? :-D

poof Oxford
Pronunciation:/pʊf, puːf/
(also pouf or poove)

noun
British informal , derogatory
an effeminate or homosexual man.


It seems that pouf can also have this meaning and that both poof and pouf are pronounced the same way.

Puff mentioned by birdeen's call would have to be /pʌf/.

 

[Barb_D]

I call them puffs.

There are three stuck to the side of our shower with suction cups.

 

[Ouisch]

"Poof" and "pouf" are pronounced the same in AmE (the "oo" part rhymes with tooth or spoon). In AmE, "poof" isn't often used as a slang term for a homosexual - that's more of a BrE phrase. In AmE, we might describe a large bouffant hairdo or Princess Diana's wedding dress as "poofy," meaning that it is big and billowy.

To answer the original question, just like Barb, I've always called these little scrubby things "bath puffs." :-D