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Noun: pouf  poof
  1. [informal] A homosexual man
    "before he came out he'd never been called a pouf";
    - gay man, gay, fagot [N. Amer, informal], faggot [informal], fag [informal], fairy [informal], pansy [informal], queen [informal], poof [informal]
     
  2. Thick cushion used as a seat
    "She curled up on the pouf with a good book";
    - ottoman, pouffe [Brit], puff, hassock

Derived forms: poufs

Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], gay, geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], homophile [archaic], homosexual, man, seat, sod [informal]

Encyclopedia: Pouf