fauxminist

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noun

An insincere or inauthentic feminist.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

nounfauxminist (plural fauxminists)

plural fauxminists

  1. derogatoryslangAn insincere or inauthentic feminist.

    2012, Bianca Pencz, "Beyoncé: feminist or fauxminist?", Vancouver Observer, 25 April 2012 (used in title only)

    2 more examples

    This organization exists to take away a freedom that is important to every woman of childbearing age. It is more accurate to call them FAUXminists against Choice!

    1992 October 6, Mark Ira Kaufman, “Feminists For Life...Huh?”, in talk.abortion (Usenet)

    "And you call yourself a feminist!" the baby sneers, her contempt as ill-concealed as a teenage boy's designer underpants. "Fauxminist! Fauxminist!" her big sister shrills.

    2008 November 15, Susan Maushart, “Lippy pitbulls”, in The Australian

    Synonyms: pseudofeminist

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn insincere or inauthentic feminist.

Origin

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APA

fauxminist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fauxminist

MLA

“fauxminist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fauxminist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fauxminist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fauxminist.

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