Meaning of poofta | Babel Free
Examples
“What he said was that he thought it would be a shame to ruin looks like⟳ hers, and allowed she might continue⟳ working, if it was for him, ‘And your little poofta friend and all. Not that I like⟳ that sort⟳ of thing. But if he′s working then it has to go through me. I don′t want⟳ to hear⟳ nothing else.’”
“/he stared hard at me and for the first time noticed my hair. We both remained staring at one another for a few seconds. Then clasping both his ham-sized hands to his face⟳, the man wheeled round and staggered back into the cell. “They′ve sent ma a bloody poofta!” he howled. “A bloody poofta!” My companions stared at me in wonderment at the reaction my few words had produced.”
“2010, Mohamed Khadra, Terminal Decline⟳, 2011, Read⟳ How You Want⟳, page 253, ‘ […] I got into a lot of trouble⟳ when I called the physicians “the pooftas of the profession”.’ He smiled again, as if to say⟳ I shouldn′t have⟳ done it, but God it felt good.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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