putt from the rough verb1 •(slang, euphemistic) To have (usually homosexual) anal sex.If Tom Selleck is "effeminate", or "light in the loafers", or "putting from the rough", or "gay" -- then I really really REALLY hope I could become as much of a pooftah as Tom is. — 1996 formsputted from the rough · putting from the rough · putts from the rough