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posy sniffer

posy sniffer noun: an effeminate man.

Noun

posy sniffer (plural posy sniffers)

  1. (derogatory, slang) An effeminate man.
    • Buster, the boys say you are a posy sniffer and they'll take the leggin's to you if they catch you wearing dresses.1988, Stories - Volumes 20-30, page 24
    • That ain't gonna sound i very good for a hero to be a posy sniffer.1995, Mike Blakely, Shortgrass Song, →ISBN, page 214
    Synonyms:
    cockney
  2. (derogatory, slang) An environmental activist.
    • Are all the tree huggers and posy sniffers too busy saving the whales to join hands and lie down in front of even one cement truck?1995, Dana Stabenow, Play with Fire, →ISBN, page 140
    • "They're posy sniffers," was the derogatory assessment by one Healy resident just a few road miles to the north.2006, Robert James Wolfe, Playing with Fish and Other Lessons from the North, →ISBN, page 33

Synonyms of posy sniffer

Forms of posy sniffer

pluralposy sniffers
alternative formposy-sniffer

Questions about posy sniffer

What does posy sniffer mean?
Posy sniffer means an effeminate man.
What part of speech is posy sniffer?
Posy sniffer is a noun.
What is the plural of posy sniffer?
The plural of posy sniffer is posy sniffers.

Words near posy sniffer in the dictionary

  1. postzygotically
  2. posul
  3. posy
  4. posy ring
  5. posy rings
  6. posy sniffer
  7. posy sniffers
  8. posy-sniffer
  9. posy-sniffers
  10. Posyet Bay
  11. posynomial

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