powderpuff

See also: powder puff

English

Etymology

From powder puff, associated with female makeup.

Adjective

powderpuff (not comparable)

1. Being or relating to a division of a traditionally male sport that is reserved for females.
   • 1983, Don E. Arnold, Legal considerations in the administration of public school physical education and athletic programs:

     In response to a hypothetical question, the psychiatrist stated that quite probably Miss Lynch's abnormal brainwave pattern and behavioral difficulties were caused by the head injury she received in the powderpuff football game.

   • 1987, Edward B. Fiske, Joseph M. Michalak, The best buys in college education:

     A new field on the 110-acre campus has provided the opportunity for a softball team, and a new sports complex and a student center are planned. Intramurals, with the exception of powderpuff football, suffer.

   • 2009, Mathew Dekinder, Wait Till Next Year: A Die-Hard Fan's Year Without Sports, page 97:

     I know for a fact there would still be sports because women are competitive as hell. At my high school they brought an end to the annual powderpuff game because of the mounting number of severe injuries.