powderpuff

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powderpuff

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From powder puff, associated with female makeup.

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  1. not comparable Being or relating to a division of a traditionally male sport that is reserved for females. In response to a hypothetical question, the psychiatrist stated that quite probably Miss Lynch's abnormal brainwave pattern and behavioral difficulties were caused by the head injury she received in the powderpuff football game.
  2. not comparable Being or relating to a school sports event in which the girls play a traditionally male sport while the boys perform as cheerleaders in female outfits.

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@misc{powderpuff_2026,
  title = {powderpuff},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/powderpuff},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}