noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A male homosexual, especially an effeminate one. Australia, Commonwealth, New-Zealand, Papua-New-Guinea, derogatory, slang, vulgar

   "Another man told me he was a "poofter," but I never was able to get a definition of this word from him."

2. 2
   A pansy, an effeminate man. Australia, Commonwealth, derogatory, slang

Synonyms

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cockneydudeleteffeminate manfaggotfakaleitīfemboy

Antonyms

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macho

Example

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"Another man told me he was a "poofter," but I never was able to get a definition of this word from him."

Etymology

From poof + -er.

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