English

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 ****. At my high school they brought an end to the annual powderpuff game because of the mounting number of severe injuries.