woolly woofterとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

woolly woofter (複数形 woolly woofters)

1. (Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Cockney rhyming slang) A male homosexual; poofter.
   • 2012, Linda Pye, Joseph Pye, The Steven Price Mysteries Part 3: The Murder in the Red Jacket, Xlibris (→ISBN):

     “Eddie Stone junior is the other side of the coin, when it comes to violence he's a woolly woofter, you know bent like a nine-bob note”.

2. (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A cowardly or foolish person.
   • 2019, New Zealand Law Society, ‘Woolly woofter’ not offensive says broadcasting watchdog, NZ Law Society:

     MediaWorks said ‘Woolly woofter’ is a term typically used colloquially in New Zealand as a mild and light-hearted insult for a cowardly or simpering person.