anti-circ

adjective

Synonym of anticircumcision.

Opposite

Meanings

adjectiveanti-circ (not comparable)
  1. informalnot comparableSynonym of anticircumcision.

    Guerin Woodgate Jr., 29, says he never thought much about his circumcision until he stumbled upon some anti-circ Web sites about ten years ago.

    2007 July 12, Craig Malisow, “The Fantastic Foreskin”, in Houston Press
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    The next morning I typed “circumcision” into Yahoo! Twenty-three site matches appeared. Many were the same affirmative reports I’d already examined, but there was also a promising list of anti-circ groups.

    1997 August 20, Hank Hyena, “Foreskin or against it?”, in Salon

    Circumcision has been widespread as a routine neonatal procedure in America, resulting in an enduring clash between the medical community and the anti-circ (anti-circumcision) movement that hosts conferences, rallies, anti-circ days, and numerous Web sites.

    2010, Shirley R. Steinberg, Michael Kehler, Lindsay Cornish, editors, Boy Culture: An Encyclopedia, Greenwood, →ISBN, page 135

    Synonyms: anticircumcision

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSynonym of anticircumcision.

Opposite

Origin

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