"pooftah" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-poofter.ogg [Australia] 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

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for pooftah meaning in English (1.7kB)

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