masculine of center
masculine of center adjective: having a gender identity or presentation that is on the masculine side; masc or butch.
Adjective
masculine of center (not generally comparable, comparative more masculine of center, superlative most masculine of center)
- Having a gender identity or presentation that is on the masculine side; masc or butch.
- Working-class women, non-white women, some transwomen, and butch/ masculine-of-center women are stereotypically less fragile than the “ideally” feminine woman.2015, Robin James, Resilience & Melancholy: Pop Music, Feminism, Neoliberalism, John Hunt Publishing, →ISBN
- […] where there was a plethora of even more well-dressed masculine of center heart throbs and their writings, […]2017 Fall, Vanessa Rochelle Lews, "Nourrir Spotlight", in Nourrir, issue 12, page 21
- Synonyms:
- masculine-leaning
Synonyms of masculine of center
- masculine-leaning
Forms of masculine of center
| comparative | more masculine of center |
|---|---|
| superlative | most masculine of center |
| alternative form | masculine-of-center |
| alternative form | masculine of centre |
| alternative form | masculine-of-centre |
| alternative form | MOC |
Origin of masculine of center
Coined by B. Cole in 2008. Compare left of center, right of center.
Questions about masculine of center
- What does masculine of center mean?
- Masculine of center means having a gender identity or presentation that is on the masculine side; masc or butch.
- What part of speech is masculine of center?
- Masculine of center is an adjective.
Words near masculine of center in the dictionary
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