pooftah

English

Alternative forms

• poofta

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Noun

pooftah (plural pooftahs)

1. Alternative spelling of poofter
   • 1989, Hilary Prendini Toffoli, Gus Silber, Who′s Really Who in South Africa, page 168:

     A backslapping, beerswilling Jack-the-Lad who wears chunky gold jewellery and cracks crude gags about “bearded oysters” and pooftahs. That′s Tony Sanderson′s perception of the public′s perception of Tony Sanderson, and he is not far wrong. But it does upset him a little, […] .

   • 2001, Lindsay Charman-Love, Been There, Done That, Top Hat and Taiaha, and Other Stories, Huia Publishers, New Zealand, page 6,

     Screaming like a banshee he turned on his heels and fled.

     ‘Gutless bastard,’ one of them yelled. ‘You fucking girl!’

     ‘Yeah, ya pooftah,’ his mate yelled. ‘Fuckin′ chicken pooftah!’

Related terms

• poof