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woolly woofter en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (Australia, Cockney, New-Zealand, UK, slang) A male homosexual; poofter.
    • “Eddie Stone junior is the other side of the coin, when it comes to violence he's a woolly woofter, you know bent like a nine-bob note”. 2012, Linda Pye, Joseph Pye, The Steven Price Mysteries Part 3: The Murder in the Red Jacket, Xlibris, →ISBN:
  2. (Australia, New-Zealand, UK) A foolish or cowardly person.
    • MediaWorks said ‘Woolly woofter’ is a term typically used colloquially in New Zealand as a mild and light-hearted insult for a cowardly or simpering person. 2019, New Zealand Law Society, ‘Woolly woofter’ not offensive says broadcasting watchdog, NZ Law Society

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