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poofters

poofters is the plural 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

Questions about poofters

What is poofters the plural of?
Poofters is the plural of poofter.

Words near poofters in the dictionary

  1. poofteenth
  2. poofter
  3. poofterdom
  4. poofterhood
  5. poofterism
  6. poofters
  7. poofy
  8. poofybutt
  9. poofybutts
  10. Poog
  11. poogh

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