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poof; pouf; pouff
noun
a male homosexual AUSTRALIA, 1833
In origin probably connected with French slang poufiasser, which Barrère (Argot and Slang, 1889) defines as a person “of either sex whose fondness for the opposite sex leads them into a life of questionable description”, that is, presumably, a life of prostitution including homosexual prostitution, and pouffiace or pouffiasse “a low prostitute”.- “ You’re a little pouf,” says she, with a manic tiger grin. — Derek Raymond (Robin Cook), The Crust on its Uppers, p. 56, 1962
- He pulls in the pouffs for the place. — Petra Christian, The Sexploiters, p. 22, 1973
- [T]hey’d had a little poof called Kieron Beck have his way with the soft furnishings. — Ted Lewis, ‘Jack Carter’s Law, p. 14, 1974
- They ran right into his dingy shop and yelled, ‘Doc Jenner is an arsehole and a poof,’ then scurried off in every direction. — Kerry Cue, Crooks, Chooks and Bloody Ratbags, p. 194, 1983
- — Connie Eble (Editor), UNC-CH Campus Slang, p. 7, Fall 1988
- From then on its action, action, action for dykes and poofs. — Lesbians on the Loose, p. 41, 1997
- Downside: Dressing up like a champion poof and having to do something more physical than walking to the pub. — People, p. 13, 5 July 1999
- A groaner who didn’t like the food and didn’t like the Paddies and didn’t like the Pakis and didn’t like the poofs[.] — John King, 2001
- Like “POOFS” reminding us what conditions apply for gay sex being permitted P for Private (the location), O, only two persons to be involved, O, both parties must be over 21 fully consenting; S, for Sane. — Duncan Maclaughlin, The Fifth, 2002
- As far as he was concerned, umbrellas were for poofs. — Alan Titchmarsh, Trowell and Error, p. 92, 2002
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