"He knew the society of those small Burma stations -- a nasty, poodle-faking, horseless riffraff." AND "As for social duties of all descriptions, he called them poodle-faking and ignored them." George Orwell, Burmese Days, 1934; the "he" is an upper-class speaker.
by Roger Brunyate November 05, 2003
by David September 30, 2003
The term probably stems from the habit of aging high-born ladies and their ladies-in-waiting in the English aristocracy, keeping small dogs and young men around to pass the time, and to amuse themselves, those poodlefaking high-borns!
by karl88 September 01, 2003
by Ant July 17, 2003
An old Raj era Indian Army officer's term for one who flirts with older women to gain influence, or otherwise flirt outrageously with women
by Cobden July 28, 2008