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Definition of "puffy" []

  • Of or pertaining to puffs or puffiness; being pillow-like, exhibiting swelling, inflated (adjective)
  • Speaking or writing in an exaggeratedly eloquent and self-important manner (adjective)

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Use "puffy" in a sentence
  • "I received one from the Bienias clan, my great aunt and uncle, from my old employer the RRRC, from my Grandmother Nedrebo's prayer group, my girlfriend and her roommate, my girlfriends family, and four of my guy friends in puffy vests."
  • "I gotta admit, “Southside” invokes a mental picture of check cashing services, bail bond brokers, dollar stores, and sullen teenagers in puffy jackets."
  • "It's near the end of the episode, the premise for which is that Shales writes a snippy pan of Sanders's show -- calling him "needy" and "puffy" - faced -- because Larry had never invited him to be a guest on the show."