SWERFy

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UK/ˈswɜːfi/US/ˈswɝfi/

adjective

Resembling, characteristic of, or related to anti-sex work feminism.

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Meanings

adjectiveSWERFy (comparative SWERFier, superlative SWERFiest)

comparative SWERFier · superlative SWERFiest · alternative SWERF-y · alternative swerfy

  1. informalneologismResembling, characteristic of, or related to anti-sex work feminism.

    The most artistic SWers I know don’t want to make NFTs because they see how misogynistic, transphobic, racist and SWERFy the culture is.

    2021 November 21, natrix (@crypt0natrix), Twitter
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    Maybe this year we stop saying brandwh*re? Maybe that slur doesn't belong to all of us?? Maybe we think about the SWERFy streak in our community??? Just some thoughts

    2021 February 9, nifty nif (@nifty_nif), Twitter

    I was in a panel today & pushed back against "public health" narratives that position people selling sex + using drugs as traumatized people first. This is actually a really SWERFy position to take.

    2022 February 25, Raani Begum (@raanibegum), Twitter

Origin

From SWERF + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with SWERFy

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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