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posy sniffers

posy sniffers is the plural of posy sniffer.

Meaning of posy sniffer

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
    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

Questions about posy sniffers

What is posy sniffers the plural of?
Posy sniffers is the plural of posy sniffer.

Words near posy sniffers in the dictionary

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

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