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Jane Crow

Jane Crow noun: discrimination against women.

Noun

Jane Crow (uncountable)

  1. Discrimination against women.
  2. Misogyny.
  3. Segregation of the genders.

Origin of Jane Crow

Patterned after Jim Crow and Jane Doe, such Crow meaning "discrimination", and Doe meaning "unknown" or "anonymous"

Questions about Jane Crow

What does Jane Crow mean?
Jane Crow means discrimination against women.
What part of speech is Jane Crow?
Jane Crow is a noun.

Words near Jane Crow in the dictionary

  1. Jane 50
  2. Jane 50s
  3. Jane Austenesque
  4. Jane Average
  5. Jane Averages
  6. Jane Crow
  7. Jane Doe
  8. Jane Does
  9. Jane Hancock
  10. Jane Hancocks
  11. Jane Juliet

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