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poof
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun poof has 1 sense
OXFORD DICTIONARY
poof, n. (also pouf, poove) Brit. sl. derog.
1 an effeminate man.
2 a male homosexual.
1 an effeminate man.
2 a male homosexual.
Derivative
poofy adj.
Etymology
19th c.: cf. PUFF in sense 'braggart'
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