Meanings
plural pooftahs · alternative poofta
- alternativeAlternative spelling of poofter.
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,[…].
1989, Hilary Prendini Toffoli, Gus Silber, Who′s Really Who in South Africa, page 1681 more example
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!’
Synonyms & antonyms
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pooftah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pooftah
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