Meanings
nounwoolly woofter (plural woolly woofters)
plural woolly woofters
- AustraliaCockneyNew ZealandUKslangA male homosexual; poofter.
“Eddie Stone junior is the other side of the coin, when it comes to violence he's a woolly woofter, you know bent like a nine-bob note”.
2012, Linda Pye, Joseph Pye, The Steven Price Mysteries Part 3: The Murder in the Red Jacket, Xlibris, →ISBN - AustraliaNew ZealandUKA foolish or cowardly person.
MediaWorks said ‘Woolly woofter’ is a term typically used colloquially in New Zealand as a mild and light-hearted insult for a cowardly or simpering person.
2019, New Zealand Law Society, ‘Woolly woofter’ not offensive says broadcasting watchdog, NZ Law Society
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