| Word | pouf (of a person) |
|---|---|
| Definition | n. (offensive) A gay or effeminate man. |
| Sentence | ‘If you'd just been a pouf the priest could have talked to you or one of us could have battered it out of you. But what the hell can anybody do about a writer?’ |
| Source | The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes, loc. 2310 |
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