powder-puff

pow·der-puff

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Definitions of powder-puff word

adjective powder-puff limited to participation by women or girls: She plays on the powder-puff touch football team. 1
adjective powder-puff inconsequential; trifling; lightweight: a powder-puff company with little financing and a weak sales effort. 1
noun powder-puff a soft, feathery ball or pad, as of cotton or down, for applying powder to the skin. 1

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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