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femaleist noun. A movement that acknowledges and celebrates the ways in which women are different from men (cf. feminist).

Example Citation:
"The femaleist premise could be summarized as: Yes, we are different—wanna make something of it?"
—Barbara Ehrenreich, "The Real Truth About The Female Body," Time

Related Words:
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one-upwomanship
sewist
stepwife

Subject Category:
Sociology - Men and Women

Posted on March 10, 1999 at 8:37 PM
Updated on March 10, 1999 at 8:37 PM


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