When I lived in Australia, it was poofter. I hope this contributes greatly to understanding the etymology of the word. But although this word has a particular meaning, I found it to be hurled at anyone- from the guy who cut you off in traffic to wayward politicians Hell, I even heard people's grandmothers saying it. The amount of times that I have heard John Howard called a 'poof' are too numerous to count.
Now, can we lay the woofter/poofter debate to rest? Bob's your uncle, -T
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