effeminist

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noun

A member of a male homosexual movement opposing prejudices against effeminate behaviour.

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Meanings

nouneffeminist (plural effeminists)

plural effeminists

  1. historicalA member of a male homosexual movement opposing prejudices against effeminate behaviour.

    The effeminists have reported that the Effeminist Manifesto, the second piece in this section, "condensed itself in our minds as the best expression of our own committed politics."

    1977, Jon Snodgrass, For men against sexism: a book of readings, page 112

Origin

Blend of effeminate + feminist.

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APA

effeminist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effeminist

MLA

“effeminist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effeminist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “effeminist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effeminist.

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