beefer
A term with multiple distinct senses: in general slang, someone with a muscular, beefy build; in farming, a cow raised for beef rather than dairy; and in British and Australian slang, a police informer.
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A term with multiple distinct senses: in general slang, someone with a muscular, beefy build; in farming, a cow raised for beef rather than dairy; and in British and Australian slang, a police informer. The informer sense is the sharpest and most distinctively slang. Context is essential to distinguish which meaning is intended.
He was a big beefer of a bloke, the kind who could clear a pub just by walking through the door.
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A cow used for beef and not milk.
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(slang) A person with a beefy build.
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(slang) A police informer.
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