softling
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
softling (plural softlings)
- (archaic) A soft, effeminate person; a voluptuary.
- 1576, John Woolton, The Christian Manuell:
- Effeminate men and softlings cause the stout man to wax tender.
Synonyms[edit]
- cockney, pansy, sissy; see also Thesaurus:effeminate man