beardom

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UK/ˈbɛədəm/

noun

The state, essence, or quality of being a bear (the mammal).

“Coordinate term: twinkdom”

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Meanings

nounbeardom (usually uncountable, plural beardoms)

plural beardoms

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state, essence, or quality of being a bear (the mammal).

    There were two kinds of beardom opposed here, two futures, two destinies.

    1995, Philip Pullman, Northern Lights
  2. uncountableusuallyThe state of being a bear (in homosexual subculture).

    Coordinate term: twinkdom

Origin

From bear + -dom.

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Cite this entry
APA

beardom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beardom

MLA

“beardom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beardom. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beardom,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beardom.

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