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effeminists

effeminists is the plural of effeminist.

Meaning of effeminist

Noun

effeminist (plural effeminists)

  1. (historical) A 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

Questions about effeminists

What is effeminists the plural of?
Effeminists is the plural of effeminist.

Words near effeminists in the dictionary

  1. effeminised
  2. effeminises
  3. effeminising
  4. effeminism
  5. effeminist
  6. effeminists
  7. effeminization
  8. effeminizations
  9. effeminize
  10. effeminized
  11. effeminizes

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