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.'