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poofter slang (chiefly Austral.).|ˈpʊftə(r), ˈpuːftə(r)|
Also pooftah, poufter, pufter.
[Fanciful extension of poof n.1]
A homosexual; an effeminate man. Also used as a general term of abuse to a man. Also attrib. and Comb., as poofter rorter (see quot. 1945). So ˌpoofteˈroo [see -eroo].
Often considered offensive.
1910O'Brien & Stephens Material for Dict. Austral. Slang 1900–10 (typescript), Pouf or poufter, a sodomite or effeminate man. 1941Baker Dict. Austral. Slang 56 Poofter, a homosexual. 1945― Austral. Lang. 123 A procurer for homosexuals is known as a poofter rorter. 1952Here & Now (N.Z.) Jan. 19/1 The butcher's assistant was as likely to have a star bird dog or rabbit dog as the richest pooftah. 1953T. A. G. Hungerford Riverslake iii. 49 He hawked disgustingly and spat on the floor between his feet. ‘They want men in the unions, not poofters!’ 1955D. Niland Shiralee 207 They'd play around like poofters, with the kid gloves and the soft soap. 1961P. White Riders in Chariot iv. xi. 392 They will tell you,’ she said, ‘that Norman is a pufter... Norm could not impress a woman even if he tried.’ Ibid. 401 ‘You are a proper pufter rorter, Hannah!’ Reen had to remark, because she was a cow. 1964I. Fleming You only live Twice iv. 59 ‘You pommy poofter.’.. Bond said mildly, ‘What's a poofter?’ ‘What you'd call a pansy.’ 1966Punch 9 Mar. 352/3 ‘It is illegal to ingratiate oneself with the Examiner.’ Ingratiate oneself! Good heavens! It was slowly beginning to dawn on me that this man was a poofteroo. 1966P. White Solid Mandala 18 You ought to move in with that pair of poofteroos across the road. 1969W. Dick Naked Prodigal 12, I turned and exploded. ‘You poofter bastard!’ I yelled... ‘I'll kill him. The bastard's a poofter. He touched me up.’ 1973A. Broinowski Take One Ambassador v. 53 The feller's a bloody poofter. Queer's a four pound note. 1974R. Gadney Something Worth Fighting For xxi. 139 Looking at all them pooftahs. I was thinking what some people do for money. 1976Telegraph (Brisbane) 21 Sept. 50/1 ‘Poofter-bashing’ is a strong and blunt phrase, but the only way to describe the latest wave of discrimination against homosexual men and women in Brisbane. 1977Listener (N.Z.) 15 Jan. 6/1 The white-legged Pommy poofter is an integral part of one view of the English. 1978J. Barnett Head of Force ix. 82 He was..a poufter... He was having it off with somebody he called Soldier. |