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poofster

poofster is the alternative form of poofter.

Meaning of poofter

Noun

poofter (plural poofters)

  1. (Australia, Commonwealth, New Zealand, Papua-New-Guinea, derogatory, slang) A male homosexual, especially an effeminate one.
    • Another man told me he was a "poofter," but I never was able to get a definition of this word from him.1908 November 20, Sydney Montgomery, “Paranoia with some Cases”, in Australasian Medical Gazette, volume 27, number 11, Australasian Medical Association, →ISSN, →OCLC, pages 598–602
    Synonyms:
    faggot, poof
  2. (Australia, Commonwealth, derogatory, slang) A pansy, an effeminate man.
    Synonyms:
    cockney

Forms of poofster

pluralpoofsters

Origin of poofster

From poof + -ster.

Questions about poofster

What is poofster the alternative form of?
Poofster is the alternative form of poofter.

Words near poofster in the dictionary

  1. poofiest
  2. poofing
  3. poofoundland
  4. poofoundlands
  5. poofs
  6. poofster
  7. poofsters
  8. poofta
  9. pooftah
  10. pooftahs
  11. pooftas

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