See poof in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "2015, Irvine Welsh, A Decent Ride, Random House, →ISBN, page 21:",
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"roman": "pederast",
"sense": "A male homosexual.",
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"sense": "A male homosexual.",
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"sense": "A male homosexual.",
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "A male homosexual.",
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "A male homosexual.",
"word": "hintti"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "A male homosexual.",
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"feminine"
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"word": "pédale"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "A male homosexual.",
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"feminine"
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"word": "tante"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "A male homosexual.",
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"word": "tapette"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "A male homosexual.",
"word": "buzi"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "A male homosexual.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "finocchio"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "A male homosexual.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "checca"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "A male homosexual.",
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"feminine",
"masculine"
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"word": "skrulle"
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"code": "no",
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"sense": "A male homosexual.",
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"word": "fjolle"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "A male homosexual.",
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "A male homosexual.",
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"word": "pedzio"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "A male homosexual.",
"word": "bicha"
},
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "A male homosexual.",
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"Portugal"
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"word": "paneleiro"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "A male homosexual.",
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"word": "maricas"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "A male homosexual.",
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"word": "zabela"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "golubój",
"sense": "A male homosexual.",
"word": "голубо́й"
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"sense": "A male homosexual.",
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"sense": "The product of flatulence.",
"word": "prut"
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"word": "fjärt"
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