goes poof
Vanishes without trace
Goes poof describes something vanishing suddenly and completely, as if by magic.
The phrase evokes a puff of smoke accompanying a disappearance: The money just goes poof, One satisfactory explanation and your whole theory goes poof.
Often used for things that disappear unexpectedly or without trace—savings, opportunities, relationships.
- abracadabraSpell-casting utterance
- magic wordCourtesy term required
- magic trickPerformed feat seeming impossible
- disappearPass from visibility
- endFinal portion or cessation
snap of fingers · vanish · puff of smoke · teleport · disintegrate · dissipate · vanish into thin air · thin air · dematerialize · dissolve · evaporate · fade · fade away · go up in smoke · burst into flames · terminate · expire · cease
goes poofpersists
Carries on stubbornly
endures · remains · stays · sticks around · lasts
goes poofwithers away
Declines gradually until gone
dwindles · ebbs · peters out · wanes · tapers off
goes poofmaterializes
Becomes physically present
manifests · springs up · emerges · comes into being · shows up