woofter
n.— «Someone once told me that being a woofter is “like being a poofter but not quite as gay.”» —“Woofter” by Ayesha Ghanchi Ayesha’s Ever Expanding Vocabulary (New Cross, Eng.) Oct. 22, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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