softling

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softling

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From soft + -ling.

noun softlings

archaic A soft, effeminate person; a voluptuary. Effeminate men and softlings cause the stout man to wax tender.
Similar: cockney, pansy, sissy, bading, big girl's blouse, cot-quean, cupcake, dudelet, fakaleiti, fairy, femboy, gentleman

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@misc{softling_2026,
  title = {softling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/softling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}