Definitions
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- noun slang A man who seeks out female society, especially for social or professional advancement.
- noun slang A recently commissioned
officer .
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Examples
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Yes poodle-faker – a young man too much given to taking tea with ladies.
On the Satisfaction of Victorian Profanity gailcarriger 2009
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But what is fun, is finding the ones that will past muster in printed matter under the eagle eye of my editor, and, it-goes-without-saying, also not lower the tenor of the book – like poodle-faker.
On the Satisfaction of Victorian Profanity gailcarriger 2009
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But what is fun, is finding the ones that will past muster in printed matter under the eagle eye of my editor, and, it-goes-without-saying, also not lower the tenor of the book – like poodle-faker.
On the Satisfaction of Victorian Profanity gailcarriger 2009
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Yes poodle-faker – a young man too much given to taking tea with ladies.
On the Satisfaction of Victorian Profanity gailcarriger 2009
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Blimey a Tommy full of beef, beer and lust could very well on the cot his poodle-faker ways, don a pith helmet and caravan to the land of Chee-chees, musselmen, and wogs.
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November 1991], used in his definition of cicisbeism the word poodle-faker, which, as near as I can make out, is an obscure or archaic Briticism, possibly military slang.
frindley commented on the word poodle-faker
Poodle-faker – a young man too much given to taking tea with ladies.
(Jane, Pembroke)
October 15, 2008
bilby commented on the word poodle-faker
Heaven forbid.
October 15, 2008
trailingedge commented on the word poodle-faker
Sounds like a great way to meet ladies: "You ladies want to come to my place and sample my hot collection of Darjeelings?"
October 15, 2008
bilby commented on the word poodle-faker
I wonder how poodles come into it.
October 15, 2008
frindley commented on the word poodle-faker
One source I found said that poodle was once a slang term for a woman.
October 15, 2008
reesetee commented on the word poodle-faker
It refers either to a "ladies' man" or an effeminate man, "poodle" being used in a derogatory sense as "a person who is obsequiously or unquestioningly willing to follow or obey another; a lackey." OED also says that it once referred to "a young, newly commissioned officer."
Don't know where poodles picked up the bad name.
October 15, 2008
frindley commented on the word poodle-faker
Hmm. Perhaps something to do with the haircut. It's sad that a hunting breed has basically become a lapdog in the popular imagination.
October 15, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word poodle-faker
You're right, frindley. They are smart, smart animals.
October 15, 2008
reesetee commented on the word poodle-faker
Indeed. But I think they deserve better haircuts.
October 15, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word poodle-faker
Well, for show only, that haircut is kind of silly. But it does have a purpose. They are hunting dogs and have to get into cold water. The haircut leaves hair as a protection in the areas it's needed: the vital organs (heart/lungs/chest, head/brain) and extremities (paws, ears, tail).
At least, that's what a dog-person told me once.
October 15, 2008
reesetee commented on the word poodle-faker
Interesting! And here I thought they were just the victims of bad haircuts.
But why cut in the first place, I wonder?
October 16, 2008
frindley commented on the word poodle-faker
I've heard the same theory that c_b outlined.
Why cut? I think it's something to do with the swimming-when-hunting again. Either their naturally thick, curly coats would become waterlogged and slow them down and/or when wet they wouldn't dry quickly enough and then they'd catch cold. Something along those lines.
So the solution was to trim most of the coat close to the skin except in those locations where it was essential for keeping the dog warm and healthy.
October 16, 2008
john commented on the word poodle-faker
So the poodle part seems cleared up. Why 'faker'?
October 16, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word poodle-faker
Well, if the intent was to call a young man effeminate (not just someone who likes hanging out with ladies--are there young men who really don't?) or a cotquean, and if "poodle" was a slang, pejorative term for a woman, then it seems like the person in question is faking being a woman.
Or did you mean, what's the etymology of "faker"?
October 16, 2008
frindley commented on the word poodle-faker
Another source i found specified older women and implied something along the lines of a gigolo.
October 16, 2008
reesetee commented on the word poodle-faker
Thanks, frindley. That makes sense.
I think c_b's interpretation is just about right, at least from what I've read.
October 16, 2008
gangerh commented on the word poodle-faker
Fernando poodle-faker.
October 18, 2008
bilby commented on the word poodle-faker
A sweet fang fairy, gangerh.
October 18, 2008
gangerh commented on the word poodle-faker
Hah, 'by! Fairy, indeed! Nicely! Well, at least this poodle-faker fairy dropped the osseocarnisanguieoviscericartilaginnervomedullfairy!
October 18, 2008
gangerh commented on the word poodle-faker
And again!
October 19, 2008
gangerh commented on the word poodle-faker
And again!
October 19, 2008
gangerh commented on the word poodle-faker
And again?
October 19, 2008
gangerh commented on the word poodle-faker
Again?
October 19, 2008
gangerh commented on the word poodle-faker
No?
October 19, 2008
gangerh commented on the word poodle-faker
Please.
October 19, 2008
gangerh commented on the word poodle-faker
One more.
October 19, 2008
gangerh commented on the word poodle-faker
Picked the wrong word, maybe.
October 19, 2008
gangerh commented on the word poodle-faker
I said ...
October 19, 2008
gangerh commented on the word poodle-faker
fairy
October 19, 2008
sionnach commented on the word poodle-faker
Need any help, gangerh?
October 19, 2008
gangerh commented on the word poodle-faker
deborking soon?
October 19, 2008
gangerh commented on the word poodle-faker
Yes, sionnach, HELP!!
October 19, 2008
sionnach commented on the word poodle-faker
It should have worked by now, but there may be a problem with the counting software. If you hit the "most active threads" button, it gives an application error. Though you were able to get other threads up in the listing. I don't understand it.
on edit: Hooray!
October 19, 2008
gangerh commented on the word poodle-faker
Yippee! The fairy strikes again. Another superb waste of time.
October 19, 2008
frindley commented on the word poodle-faker
Just in this month deborking began'>revisiting the conversation that was going on before the deborking began: World Wide Words on poodle-faker.
'>I don't suppose gangerh might kindly consider some judicious deletions? You know, to make following the thread easier?
January 25, 2009
reesetee commented on the word poodle-faker
Yes, gangerh--would you? :-)
January 26, 2009