"pooftah" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-poofter.ogg Forms: pooftahs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pooftah (plural pooftahs)
  1. Alternative spelling of poofter Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: poofter Synonyms: poofta Related terms: poof
    Sense id: en-pooftah-en-noun-yKACAPfP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "2001, Lindsay Charman-Love, Been There, Done That, Top Hat and Taiaha, and Other Stories, Huia Publishers, New Zealand, page 6,\nScreaming like a banshee he turned on his heels and fled.\n‘Gutless bastard,’ one of them yelled. ‘You fucking girl!’\n‘Yeah, ya pooftah,’ his mate yelled. ‘Fuckin′ chicken pooftah!’"
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