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woolly woofters

woolly woofters is the plural of woolly woofter.

Meaning of woolly woofter

Noun

woolly woofter (plural woolly woofters)

  1. (Australia, Cockney, New Zealand, UK, slang) A male homosexual; poofter.
    • “Eddie Stone junior is the other side of the coin, when it comes to violence he's a woolly woofter, you know bent like a nine-bob note”.2012, Linda Pye, Joseph Pye, The Steven Price Mysteries Part 3: The Murder in the Red Jacket, Xlibris, →ISBN
  2. (Australia, New Zealand, UK) A foolish or cowardly person.
    • MediaWorks said ‘Woolly woofter’ is a term typically used colloquially in New Zealand as a mild and light-hearted insult for a cowardly or simpering person.2019, New Zealand Law Society, ‘Woolly woofter’ not offensive says broadcasting watchdog, NZ Law Society

Questions about woolly woofters

What is woolly woofters the plural of?
Woolly woofters is the plural of woolly woofter.

Words near woolly woofters in the dictionary

  1. woolly poison
  2. woolly rhino
  3. woolly rhinoceros
  4. woolly rhinos
  5. woolly woofter
  6. woolly woofters
  7. woolly worm
  8. woolly worms
  9. woolly-head
  10. woolly-headed
  11. woolly-headedness

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