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moffies

moffies is the plural of moffie.

Meaning of moffie

Noun

moffie (plural moffies)

  1. (South Africa, derogatory, offensive) An effeminate homosexual man; fairy.
    • Sometimes, they admonished their children in mock-protest for following and making fun of the moffies. "Go away," one moffie said in a shrilly^([sic]) voice, elaborately fanning out long painted scissors-like fingernails to scare the children away.2005, Verenia Keet, Colored Hill, page 78

Questions about moffies

What is moffies the plural of?
Moffies is the plural of moffie.

Words near moffies in the dictionary

  1. moffette
  2. moffettes
  3. Moffetts
  4. Moffic
  5. moffie
  6. moffies
  7. Moffit
  8. Moffits
  9. Moffitt
  10. Moffitts
  11. moffle

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