male-gazey
male-gazey adjective: presenting women in a way which implicitly assumes the viewer or reader is a heterosexual man.
Adjective
male-gazey (comparative male-gazier, superlative male-gaziest)
- Presenting women in a way which implicitly assumes the viewer or reader is a heterosexual man.
- For most of the movie, I’m torn between wanting to make a list of every overtly male-gazey shot, wanting to leave the theater to go get chicken tenders and wanting to take body shots off of Vanessa Hudgens.2013 March 28, “Baked, Buzzed, Bored: 'Spring Breakers'”, in The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan
- I “liked” the U of C Compliments page on Facebook. While its content tends to lean towards male-gazey compliments about foxy women at the gym, I still think it’s kind of sweet that people take the time and effort to say something kind anonymously with no incentive.2014 March 6, Athena G. Csuti, “U of C confessions too revealing”, in The Gauntlet, volume 54, number 32, University of Calgary, page 9
Forms of male-gazey
| comparative | male-gazier |
|---|---|
| superlative | male-gaziest |
Origin of male-gazey
From male gaze + -y.
Questions about male-gazey
- What does male-gazey mean?
- Male-gazey means presenting women in a way which implicitly assumes the viewer or reader is a heterosexual man.
- What part of speech is male-gazey?
- Male-gazey is an adjective.
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