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What does "poofty" means in Scotland?

I was climbing in Canada and met with Scottish recently. They referred to my climbing shoes as boots poofty. "I heard the term" poofty "before, but never knew what it meant. What does this mean for Scotland?

queer = gay, poof, etc.

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