"woolly woofter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: woolly woofters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} woolly woofter (plural woolly woofters)
  1. (UK, Australia, New Zealand, Cockney rhyming slang) A male homosexual; poofter. Tags: Australia, Cockney, New-Zealand, UK, slang
    Sense id: en-woolly_woofter-en-noun-U4nSoOgZ Categories (other): Australian English, British English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46
  2. (UK, Australia, New Zealand) A cowardly or foolish person. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, UK
    Sense id: en-woolly_woofter-en-noun-DB8O6Z2W Categories (other): Australian English, British English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46

Inflected forms

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