pooftern.¹

Brit.

/ˈpʊftə/,

/ˈpuːftə/, U.S.

/ˈpuftər/, Australian English

/ˈpʊftə/

Forms: 1800s– pooftah, 1900s– poofdah, 1900s– poofter, 1900s– poufdah, 1900s– poufter, 1900s– pufter.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: poof n.¹

Etymology: Arbitrarily extended form of poof n.¹

slang (originally Australian). derogatory.

A homosexual man; an effeminate or affected man.Often used as a general term of abuse to a man.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > man > [noun] > effeminate man

badlingeOE

milksopc1390

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Miss Molly1754

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Miss Nancy1824

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Margery?c1855

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Mary Ann1868

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nancy1888

poofter1889

Nancy Dawson1890

softie1895

puff1902

pussy1904

Lizzie1905

nance1910

quean1910

maricon1921

pie-face1922

bitch1923

Jessie1923

lily1923

tapette1923

pansy1926

nancy boy1927

nelly1931

femme1932

ponce1932

queerie1933

palone1934

queenie1935

girlie-man1940

swish1941

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wonk1945

mother1947

candy-ass1953

twink1953

cream puff1958

pronk1959

swishy1959

limp wrist1960

pansy-ass1963

weeny1963

poofteroo1966

mo1968

shim1973

twinkie1977

woofter1977

cake boy1992

hermaphrodite-

the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > homosexuality > [noun] > a homosexual person > male

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Miss Molly1754

Miss Nancy1824

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Margery?c1855

Mary Ann1868

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nelly1931

femme1932

ponce1932

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queerie1933

gobbler1934

jocker1935

queenie1935

iron1936

freak1941

swish1941

flit1942

tonk1943

wonk1945

mother1947

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Mary1953

twink1953

swishy1959

limp wrist1960

arse bandit1961

leather man1961

booty bandit1962

ginger beer1964

bummer1965

poofteroo1966

shirtlifter1966

battyman1967

dick-sucker1968

mo1968

a friend of Dorothy1972

shim1973

gaylord1976

twinkie1977

woofter1977

bender1986

knob jockey1989

batty boy1992

cake boy1992

1889 in Photogr. Descr. Darlinghurst (Sydney) Gaol 1888–9 (State Records, Kingswood, New S. Wales) 160. No. 4408 Carrie Swann, the female impersonator..Said to be a Pouftah.

1903 Truth (Sydney) 5 Apr. 5/6 It was the sort of talk that put the political ‘poofter's’ nose out of joint.

1910 S. E. O'Brien & A. G. Stephens Material for Dict. Austral. Slang 1900–10 (typescript) Pouf or poufter, a sodomite or effeminate man.

1941 J. E. Brookes Thermopylae '41 in Oasis ‘A load of bloody poufdahs!’ Thus he laid the ghost of brave Leonidas.

1953 T. 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!’

1961 P. 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.’

1973 A. Broinowski Take One Ambassador v. 53 The feller's a bloody poofter. Queer's a four pound note.

1988 B. Levin in Times 22 Aug. 10/7 Come to think of it, Tchaikovsky was a long-haired poofdah.

2003 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 7 Nov. 32 The southern pooftahs have also switched the rules to touch rugby.

Compounds

poofter bashing n. Australian slang aggression, esp. physical assault, against male homosexuals.

ΚΠ

1976 Telegraph (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.

2002 Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 13 Aug. 15 She said Hill and Teariki were part of a gang that, on February 27 while celebrating a co-offender's birthday in Altona, decided to go what they called ‘poofter bashing’.

poofter rorter n. [see rorter n.] Australian slang (now rare) a person who procures sexual partners for homosexual men.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > prostitution > [noun] > pimping or procuring > procurer of either sex > procurer for homosexuals

poofter rorter1945

1945 S. J. Baker Austral. Lang. 123 A procurer for homosexuals is known as a poofter rorter.

1961 P. White Riders in Chariot iv. xi. 401 ‘You are a proper pufter rorter, Hannah!’ Reen had to remark, because she was a cow.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

pooftern.²

Brit.

/ˈpʊftə/, U.S.

/ˈpuftər/, New Zealand English

/ˈpʊftə/

Forms: 1900s– pooftah, 1900s– poofter, 1900s– poufter, 1900s– pufter.

Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: poof n.²

Etymology: Apparently an arbitrarily extended form of poof n.², perhaps after poofter n.¹

New Zealand.

A person who talks incessantly; a blowhard. Also: an intellectually pretentious person.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > boasting or boastfulness > [noun] > boaster

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Tartarin1903

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trombenik1922

shooter of lines1941

fat-mouth1942

wide-mouth1959

Wheneye1982

trash talker1986

braggarist-

the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > [noun] > talkative person

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burbler1923

woofer1934

ear-basher1944

motormouth1955

yacker1960

yammerer1978

jay-

1916 Hutt Valley Independent 15 Apr. 4 He's a puny poofter.

1952 Here & 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.

1979 S. Ashton-Warner I passed this Way (1980) 318 He's a bit of a pufter. ‘What's a pufter?’ I say... ‘It's someone called the director of visual and audio aids when a debutante could do the job.’

1990 G. Chavasse Integrity 40 I don't like my boss... He's a stuck-up poofter, and he makes mistakes.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	poofter
释义	pooftern.¹ Brit. /ˈpʊftə/, /ˈpuːftə/, U.S. /ˈpuftər/, Australian English /ˈpʊftə/ Forms: 1800s– pooftah, 1900s– poofdah, 1900s– poofter, 1900s– poufdah, 1900s– poufter, 1900s– pufter. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: poof n.¹ Etymology: Arbitrarily extended form of poof n.¹ slang (originally Australian). derogatory. A homosexual man; an effeminate or affected man.Often used as a general term of abuse to a man. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > man > [noun] > effeminate man badlingeOE milksopc1390 cockneyc1405 malkina1425 molla1425 weakling1526 tenderling1541 softling1543 niceling1549 woman-man1567 cocknel1570 effeminate1583 androgyne1587 meacock1590 mammaday1593 hermaphrodite1594 midwife1596 nimfadoro1600 night-sneaker1611 mock-mana1625 nan1670 she-man1675 petit maître1711 old woman1717 master-miss1754 Miss Molly1754 molly1785 squaw1805 mollycoddle1823 Miss Nancy1824 mollycot1826 molly mop1829 poof1833 Margery?c1855 ladyboy1857 girl1862 Mary Ann1868 sissy1879 milk1881 pretty-boy1881 nancy1888 poofter1889 Nancy Dawson1890 softie1895 puff1902 pussy1904 Lizzie1905 nance1910 quean1910 maricon1921 pie-face1922 bitch1923 Jessie1923 lily1923 tapette1923 pansy1926 nancy boy1927 nelly1931 femme1932 ponce1932 queerie1933 palone1934 queenie1935 girlie-man1940 swish1941 puss1942 wonk1945 mother1947 candy-ass1953 twink1953 cream puff1958 pronk1959 swishy1959 limp wrist1960 pansy-ass1963 weeny1963 poofteroo1966 mo1968 shim1973 twinkie1977 woofter1977 cake boy1992 hermaphrodite- the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > homosexuality > [noun] > a homosexual person > male badlingeOE nan1670 molly1708 Miss Molly1754 Miss Nancy1824 molly mop1829 poof1833 Margery?c1855 Mary Ann1868 pretty-boy1881 cocksucker1885 poofter1889 queer1894 fruit1895 fairy1896 homosexualist1898 puff1902 pussy1904 nance1910 quean1910 girl1912 faggot1913 mouser1914 queen1919 fag1921 gay boy1921 maricon1921 pie-face1922 bitch1923 Jessie1923 tapette1923 pansy1926 nancy boy1927 nelly1931 femme1932 ponce1932 punk1933 queerie1933 gobbler1934 jocker1935 queenie1935 iron1936 freak1941 swish1941 flit1942 tonk1943 wonk1945 mother1947 fruitcake1952 Mary1953 twink1953 swishy1959 limp wrist1960 arse bandit1961 leather man1961 booty bandit1962 ginger beer1964 bummer1965 poofteroo1966 shirtlifter1966 battyman1967 dick-sucker1968 mo1968 a friend of Dorothy1972 shim1973 gaylord1976 twinkie1977 woofter1977 bender1986 knob jockey1989 batty boy1992 cake boy1992 1889 in Photogr. Descr. Darlinghurst (Sydney) Gaol 1888–9 (State Records, Kingswood, New S. Wales) 160. No. 4408 Carrie Swann, the female impersonator..Said to be a Pouftah. 1903 Truth (Sydney) 5 Apr. 5/6 It was the sort of talk that put the political ‘poofter's’ nose out of joint. 1910 S. E. O'Brien & A. G. Stephens Material for Dict. Austral. Slang 1900–10 (typescript) Pouf or poufter, a sodomite or effeminate man. 1941 J. E. Brookes Thermopylae '41 in Oasis ‘A load of bloody poufdahs!’ Thus he laid the ghost of brave Leonidas. 1953 T. 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!’ 1961 P. 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.’ 1973 A. Broinowski Take One Ambassador v. 53 The feller's a bloody poofter. Queer's a four pound note. 1988 B. Levin in Times 22 Aug. 10/7 Come to think of it, Tchaikovsky was a long-haired poofdah. 2003 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 7 Nov. 32 The southern pooftahs have also switched the rules to touch rugby. Compounds poofter bashing n. Australian slang aggression, esp. physical assault, against male homosexuals. ΚΠ 1976 Telegraph (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. 2002 Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 13 Aug. 15 She said Hill and Teariki were part of a gang that, on February 27 while celebrating a co-offender's birthday in Altona, decided to go what they called ‘poofter bashing’. poofter rorter n. [see rorter n.] Australian slang (now rare) a person who procures sexual partners for homosexual men. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > prostitution > [noun] > pimping or procuring > procurer of either sex > procurer for homosexuals poofter rorter1945 1945 S. J. Baker Austral. Lang. 123 A procurer for homosexuals is known as a poofter rorter. 1961 P. White Riders in Chariot iv. xi. 401 ‘You are a proper pufter rorter, Hannah!’ Reen had to remark, because she was a cow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). pooftern.² Brit. /ˈpʊftə/, U.S. /ˈpuftər/, New Zealand English /ˈpʊftə/ Forms: 1900s– pooftah, 1900s– poofter, 1900s– poufter, 1900s– pufter. Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: poof n.² Etymology: Apparently an arbitrarily extended form of poof n.², perhaps after poofter n.¹ New Zealand. A person who talks incessantly; a blowhard. Also: an intellectually pretentious person. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > boasting or boastfulness > [noun] > boaster yelper1340 avaunterc1374 braggerc1390 fare-makerc1440 seggerc1440 shakerc1440 vaunter1484 roosera1500 praterc1500 cracker1509 vouster?a1513 boaster1574 Thrasoa1576 braggarta1577 braver1589 glorioser1589 bragout1592 rodomont1592 braggadocio1594 gloriosoc1599 puckfist1600 burgullian1601 puff1601 forthputtera1610 rodomontado1609 ostentator1611 fanfaron1622 potgun1623 thrasonist1626 cracka1640 vapourer1653 braggadocian1654 rodomontadist1655 charlatan1670 brag1671 rodomontade1683 gasconader1709 rodomontader1730 Gascon1757 spread eagle1809 bag of wind1816 penny trumpeter1828 spraga1838 gasser1855 blow-hard1857 blower1863 crower1864 gabber1869 flannel-mouth1882 punk-fist1890 skiter1898 Tartarin1903 blow1904 skite1906 poofter1916 trombenik1922 shooter of lines1941 fat-mouth1942 wide-mouth1959 Wheneye1982 trash talker1986 braggarist- the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > [noun] > talkative person chaterestrea1250 jangler1303 babbler1366 blabbererc1375 jangleressc1386 talkerc1386 clatterer1388 cacklera1400 languager1436 carperc1440 mamblerc1450 praterc1500 jackdaw?1520 chewet1546 flibbertigibbet1549 clatterfart1552 patterer1552 piec1557 long tongue?1562 prattler1567 piet1574 twattler1577 brawler1581 nimble-chops1581 pratepie1582 roita1585 whittera1585 full-mouth1589 interprater1591 chatterer1592 pianet1594 bablatrice1595 parakeet1598 Bow-bell cockney1600 prattle-basket1602 bagpipe1603 worder1606 babliaminy1608 chougha1616 gabbler1624 blatterer1627 magpie1632 prate-apace1636 rattlea1637 clack1640 blateroon1647 overtalker1654 prate-roast1671 prattle-box1671 babelard1678 twattle-basket1688 mouth1699 tongue-pad1699 chatterista1704 rattler1709 morologist1727 chatterbox1774 palaverer1788 gabber1792 whitter-whatter1805 slangwhanger1807 nash-gab1816 pump1823 windbag1827 big mouth1834 gasbag1841 chattermag1844 tattle-monger1848 rattletrap1850 gasser1855 mouth almighty1864 clucker1869 talky-talky1869 gabster1870 loudmouth1870 tonguester1871 palaverista1873 mag1876 jawsmith1887 spieler1894 twitterer1895 yabbler1901 wordster1904 poofter1916 blatherer1920 ear-bender1922 burbler1923 woofer1934 ear-basher1944 motormouth1955 yacker1960 yammerer1978 jay- 1916 Hutt Valley Independent 15 Apr. 4 He's a puny poofter. 1952 Here & 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. 1979 S. Ashton-Warner I passed this Way (1980) 318 He's a bit of a pufter. ‘What's a pufter?’ I say... ‘It's someone called the director of visual and audio aids when a debutante could do the job.’ 1990 G. Chavasse Integrity 40 I don't like my boss... He's a stuck-up poofter, and he makes mistakes. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1889n.²1916
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pooftern.1

Compounds

pooftern.2

pooftern.¹

pooftern.²