`num`MeToo
`num`MeToo proper noun: a feminist movement against sexual harassment and sexual assault.
Proper noun
#MeToo
- A feminist movement against sexual harassment and sexual assault.
- These bizarre results, first spotted by the NBC reporter Ben Collins, are not the result of the latest #MeToo era investigation reporting.2018 July 31, Julia Carrie Wong, “What is QAnon? Explaining the bizarre rightwing conspiracy theory”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 09 Apr 2025
- I wouldn’t publish ‘Lolita.’ What’s different today is #MeToo and social media — you can organize outrage at the drop of a hat.2021 March 2, Emily Mortimer, quoting Dan Franklin, “How ‘Lolita’ Escaped Obscenity Laws and Cancel Culture”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2021
Verb
#MeToo (third-person singular simple present #MeToos, present participle #MeTooing, simple past and past participle #MeTooed or #MeToo'd)
- To cause (someone) to lose their job by making an accusation of sexual harassment, as part of the #MeToo movement.
- Amazing news. The grand marshal for today's parade just got #MeToo'd, and they need me to fill in.2018, “I Love a Parade”, in Modern Family, season 10, episode 1 (television production), spoken by Jay Pritchett (Ed O'Neil)
- Finish that sentence, and I'll MeToo you the fuck out of this building!2020, Parliament, season 1, episode 3 (television production), spoken by Rose (Liz Kingsman)
- To make an accusation of sexual harassment towards (someone).
Forms of `num`MeToo
| third-person singular present | #MeToos |
|---|---|
| present participle | #MeTooing |
| past participle | #MeTooed |
| past | #MeTooed |
| past participle | #MeToo'd |
| past | #MeToo'd |
Origin of `num`MeToo
From the phrase me too, first used in this context by American activist Tarana Burke in 2006 and popularized as a hashtag by American actress Alyssa Milano on Twitter in October 2017.
Questions about `num`MeToo
- What does `num`MeToo mean?
- `num`MeToo means a feminist movement against sexual harassment and sexual assault.
- What part of speech is `num`MeToo?
- `num`MeToo can be a proper noun or a verb.
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