bravely called out to my back "POOFTA"
A pair of sad inadequate insecure individuals who were jealous of you because you have the balls to wear a comfortable kilt.
When I was young, adolescent lads here in Scotland would often yell "poof" or "poofter" at any young man with a girl on his arm - partly because they were jealous and partly because they knew they'd get away with it because the young man wouldn't want to start a scrap while he was with his lass.