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Kris Law
Inspector
Username: Kris
Post Number: 360
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 2:10 pm: |       |
Hello all,
This is a question for my British friends on the board, and is not intended as a joke, or meant to offend anyone, just a question I need to know the answer to . . . so here it is . . .
Does anyone know if the term "poof" or "poofter", referring to a homosexual, was in usage in 1888?
Thanks for any help in advance,
-K |
John Savage
Inspector
Username: Johnsavage
Post Number: 213
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 2:37 pm: | |
Hi Kris,
I am afraid that I cannot give you a definitive answer to your question, but my feeling is that the word "poof" is of 20th. century origin.
I can remember the term being used when I was at school in the 1960's, and Ronnie Kray ( the notorious east end gangster) shot George Cornell in 1966 because Cornell called him a poof.
Hope that helps.
Best Regards
John Savage |
Suzi Hanney
Chief Inspector
Username: Suzi
Post Number: 986
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 4:56 pm: | |
Hi Kris!!!
Right have been trawling Chambers Dictionary here in the old UK and this is what I have..
Looked up Poof and it said see POUF!!
So I did and...
POUF-a puffed up mode of hairdressing worn by women in the 18th C...a large hassock(!)
THEN
Pouf,poof,puff (18th C ) (slang) a homosexual
Hope this helps!!!
Cheers....God what a swot 'eh!!!
Suzi |
Kris Law
Inspector
Username: Kris
Post Number: 361
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 5:11 pm: | |
Thank you so much, Suzi . . . so it was around then. Good.
Well, not GOOD, really, but it works for my purposes anyway.
-K |
Suzi Hanney
Chief Inspector
Username: Suzi
Post Number: 987
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 5:21 pm: | |
Hi Kris!!!!
Hey it worked baby!!!!!! will email!!
xs |
Suzi Hanney
Chief Inspector
Username: Suzi
Post Number: 988
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 5:31 pm: | |
Hey Kris...............
what porpoises would these be then?.........   
xs |
Kris Law
Inspector
Username: Kris
Post Number: 362
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 5:38 pm: | |
Suzi,
Ah, but then everyone would know. ;)
I will tell you all about when you come down to Toronto . . .
-K |
Jon Smyth
Detective Sergeant
Username: Jon
Post Number: 117
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 11:35 pm: | |
Who's coming to Toronto????
Jon |
Kris Law
Inspector
Username: Kris
Post Number: 363
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 8:50 am: | |
Suzi is coming to visit Toronto soon, and we are getting together to imbibe in some beer at a local watering hole.
Are you from Toronto Jon?
-K |
Jon Smyth
Detective Sergeant
Username: Jon
Post Number: 120
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 9:33 am: | |
Kris.
I'm down the road in Kitchener and we have a great country and western watering hole :-)
Best, Jon |
