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POWDER-PUFF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does powder-puff mean?
• POWDER-PUFF (adjective)
The adjective POWDER-PUFF has 1 sense:
1. used of competitive activities in which only women take part
Familiarity information: POWDER-PUFF used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Used of competitive activities in which only women take part
Context example:
a powder-puff football game
Similar:
feminine (associated with women and not with men)
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