Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moffie

/ˈmɒfi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: moffie
IPA: /ˈmɒfi/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An effeminate homosexual man; fairy.

Derogatory; Offensive

Example Sentences

"Sometimes, they admonished their children in mock-protest for following and making fun of the moffies. "Go away," one moffie said in a shrilly^([sic]) voice, elaborately fanning out long painted scissors-like fingernails to scare the children away."

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Afrikaans moffie (from mofskaap, a Merino sheep), or possibly derived from mophrodite (a slang variant of hermaphrodite). Other theories derive it from Afrikaans moffie (“mitten”) or from English mauve but are considered tenuous and far-fetched.

Origin

Source language: Afrikaans

Word Breakdown

Root: moffie

Usage

Inflected Forms

moffies (plural)

Phrases

coffee moffie koffie-moffie

Rhymes With

coffee toffee offy coughy

Questions

How do you pronounce moffie?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɒfi/.
What does moffie mean?: An effeminate homosexual man; fairy.
Where does moffie come from?: It is traced to Afrikaans.

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