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/ˈmɒfi/ · noun
(South Africa, derogatory, offensive) An effeminate homosexual man; fairy..
Sometimes, they admonished their children in mock-protest for following and making fun of the moffies. "Go away," one moffie said in a shrilly^([sic]) voice, elaborately fanning out long painted scissors-like fingernails to scare the children away.
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Moffie means (South Africa, derogatory, offensive) An effeminate homosexual man; fairy..
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Sometimes, they admonished their children in mock-protest for following and making fun of the moffies. "Go away," one moffie said in a shrilly^([sic]) voice, elaborately fanning out long painted scissors-like fingernails to scare the children away.
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