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 Originally Posted by Graham
... I got a lot of stares, a few smiles, and only one comment - sadly from a couple of young thugs who waited until they were past me and bravely called out to my back "POOFTA" (a derogatory term applied to one of homosexual persuasion). ...
So, in Tasmania it's "poofta," the original Yiddish which entered English via Cockney, rather than "poof" as it is now in the UK?
Does it often happen that other words are used in archaic forms in Tasmania?
Last edited by gilmore; 4th May 07 at 06:55 PM.
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