poofter
poofter noun: a male homosexual, especially an effeminate one.
Noun
poofter (plural poofters)
- 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
- Hallucinations, again, are the expression of repressed systems of ideas and desires; for example a man who has strong repressed homo-sexual tendencies may hear voices calling him a poofter.1943, John Bostock, Evan Jones, The nervous soldier: a handbook for the prevention, detection and treatment of nervous invalidity in war, page 11
- A pansy, an effeminate man.
- Synonyms:
- cockney
Examples of poofter in a sentence
- You give me any more of that liberal crap and I'll have your balls for a bow tie." Bond said mildly, "What's a poofter?" "What you'd call a pansy.1964, Ian Fleming, You Only Live Twice, page 36:
- I just ignored them because I didn't think what I did made me a poofter.2007, John Mendoza, Mad Blue Smoke, Melbourne, Australia: Pasini Press, page 113:
Synonyms of poofter
Forms of poofter
| plural | poofters |
|---|---|
| alternative form | poof |
| alternative form | poofster |
| alternative form | poofta |
| alternative form | pooftah |
Origin of poofter
From poof + -er.
Words formed from poofter
Questions about poofter
- What does poofter mean?
- Poofter means a male homosexual, especially an effeminate one.
- How do you use poofter in a sentence?
- You give me any more of that liberal crap and I'll have your balls for a bow tie." Bond said mildly, "What's a poofter?" "What you'd call a pansy.
- What part of speech is poofter?
- Poofter is a noun.
- What is the plural of poofter?
- The plural of poofter is poofters.
Words near poofter in the dictionary
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