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From: dbmk1@stc.UUCP (Derek Bergin)
Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers
Subject: Re: Re: Rules for reading SF-Lovers. ( actually about slang )
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Date: Mon, 14-Oct-85 11:54:36 EDT
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In article <352@uw-june> ewan@uw-june (Ewan Tempero) writes:
>>>> Anyone else, particularly long-time SFL'ers, have some favorite rules?
>
>>>   Rule 8: No pooftas!
>
>> I believe that's "poofters," which I believe is Aussie slang for a gay male.
>
>The meaning is definiately correct, the origin...I think came from England
>from a long way back...

The word "woofters" - a derivation of poofter - was common in Nth England at
least 20 yrs ago so it's been around a fair while.

(Yes the meaning is the same , and no I don't know why the word was changed,
we're just awkward sods I suppose)


Regards
  Derek

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I've heard that re-incarnation is making a come-back.

PS shouldn't this be moved to net.nlang