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First published 2005 (SND, online supplement).
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BUFTIE, n. A homosexual. Also attrib. Edb. 1989:
Deek at the buftie gadgie.Edb. 1994 Irvine Welsh Acid House 241:
Drink fir ma friend. A whisky, he snaps at one of the young queens. The wee buftie immediately springs up to the bar....