Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poofterism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: poof-ter-ism
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage; Offensive; Slang; Uncountable

Etymology

From poofter + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: poofter

Usage

Questions

What does poofterism mean?: homosexuality
Where does poofterism come from?: From poofter + -ism.

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