gone poof
Abruptly ceased existing
Gone poof describes something that has vanished suddenly and completely, as if by magic.
The phrase mimics the sound effect of a stage magician's disappearing act: One minute the money was there, the next it had gone poof.
It emphasizes the unexpectedness or mystery of the disappearance: My motivation has gone poof.
- abracadabraSpell-casting utterance
- magic trickPerformed feat seeming impossible
- disappearing actSudden, unexplained departure
- goMove from here
- vanishCease to be visible
evaporate · dematerialize · fleeting · evanescent · dissipate · without a trace · enchantment · thin air · transient · dissolve · ephemeral · impermanent · disappear · puff of smoke · up in smoke · illusion · momentary · fade
manner of transition
gone pooflingering
Remaining beyond expected duration
persisting · enduring · creeping in · waning