noun (colloquial)
1. a fart or shart when in polite company.
2. (vulgar) a tramp, whore or
otherwise undesirable person. {Anglicised form of Spanish 'puta' or 'puto', meaning whore}
3. (familiar) a trusted friend or confidante {from French 'putain', meaning whore}
verb (colloquial)
1. the act of farting or sharting when in polite company {v. form of noun 1 above}
2. (vulgar) the act of exchange sex for money. {v. form of noun 2 above}
3.
miscellaneous behaviours, actions and wanderings, to travel without direction {
contracted form of pootle}
noun:
1. 'Oh, Lady Hamilton-Gordon, do I detect a hint of the latest Eau-de-Vivre from Chanel about you?'
'Alas, no, Madam Watson-Wentworth, I fear you are smelling my latest poot.'
2. 'I went to M&S to buy a
cauliflower, but there were a bunch of old poots standing in front of the vegetable sections for seventy-three minutes, and
eventually I caved in and bought a doughnut instead.
3. 'Albert, I bought you a parsnip.'
'Why, Camille, it's just what I wanted. You really are a poot, you know.'
verb:
1. 'Good God, Lord Attlee, what was that noise?'
'Dear me, Viscount Primrose, I do believe I've pooted.'
2. 'While I was
in town, I bumped into Roxanne, who was pooting around near the chav estate.'
'Ugh, she's always
putting on that red light, that woman.'
3. 'While I was in town, I bumped into Sally, who was just pooting around.'
'Poor girl, she's been lost since that bloke from Oasis left her waiting.'