womanspeak

alternative woman-speak

1. derogatoryhumorousuncountableCommunication by women viewed (by men) as nagging, critical, or shallow.

   Women often punish men without even knowing it. For example, a woman may say, "This trash fills up quickly." This is woman-speak for, "Get up right now and take out the trash."

   2012, Barry Cooper, Stopping the Epidemic of Divorce: Practical Steps to Stop Divorce in Its Tracks, unnumbered page

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   "Come on, are you kidding me? Really?" Brandon patted his chest, then the front pockets of his jeans. "Oh no. It looks like I forgot my woman-speak code breaker at home, so do you mind helping me out with a little translation on what I'm missing?"

   2012, James L. Rubart, Soul's Gate, unnumbered page

   It was clear that this was womanspeak and that they were familiar with this term because there wasn't the customary smiles and laughs that usually follow such novel-type statements.

   2014, Raymond D. Petty, Thug Love: Why Women Are Attracted to Bad Boys, page 95