Moffie

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -É’fi

Origin

Unknown: possibly, but highly unlikely, a corruption of hermaphrodite; substandard slang maphrodite. Possibly 'mitt' or 'glove' in Afrikaans

Full definition of moffie

Noun

1. (South Africa, derogatory, offensive) An effeminate homosexual man; faggot, fairy.
• 2005, Verenia Keet, Colored Hill (page 78)Sometimes, they admonished their children in mock-protest for following and making fun of the moffies. "Go away," one moffie said in a shrilly voice, elaborately fanning out long painted scissors-like fingernails to scare the children away.