Powderpuff
[pou-der-puhf] /ˈpaʊ dərˌpʌf/
adjective, Informal.
1.
limited to participation by women or girls:
She plays on the powder-puff touch football team.
2.
inconsequential; trifling; lightweight:
a powder-puff company with little financing and a weak sales effort.
adjective
noun
A cautious, agile fighter as distinct from a slugger (1940s+ Prizefighting)
verb
: He just powder-puffed his opponent until he tired
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