Slang

[vardathemessage]

script:
MIDDLE-AGED MAN

Well, I think it’s a disgrace, parading around all ponced-up like a pack of bleeding woofters. Bloody hell, what’ll they think up next?

Slang:
ponced up = Dressed up; or overdressed
woofters = male homosexual

Comments

[rougevelvet.livejournal.com]

hah hah

the fact that anyone would need that explained to them amuses me. Is it really not that common?

Mind yer P's and W's

[q-spade.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. I take it "woofter" is a variant of "poofter", which is a term I've definitely heard used as a reference to gay males.

That being said, "poofter/poof" is more of a British slang term, and not as often used here in the States. I've only heard "woofter" used in VG.

[sasha-masoch.livejournal.com]

"Ponce" in particular is slang for "pimp", and it's also used in the the phrase "ponce about" meaning "saunter showily".

Chuffed!

[vardathemessage.livejournal.com]

I was even wondering if this information warranted a post and then it's gotten the most comments of anything so far!

For one thing, I think those Americans without a script might not get the exact dialogue, and then unless you are an anglophile, they are not familiar, since they really aren't used here in the States. I suspect that that is part of their charm to Todd, there is a far more colorful array of terms for homosexuality in the U.K. than in America. Perhaps it has something to do with being ruled by a Queen... ;-)