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not my Nigel

not my Nigel phrase: sarcastic imitation of a woman who responds to criticism of misogyny by saying that her male acquaintances are not like that.

Phrase

not my Nigel

  1. (Internet, humorous) Sarcastic imitation of a woman who responds to criticism of misogyny by saying that her male acquaintances are not like that.
    • Not my Nigel! My husband/boyfriend wouldn't watch porn/nasty porn! My boyfriend actually takes out the trash when he's asked!2008, Amanda Marcotte, It's a Jungle Out There: The Feminist Survival Guide to Politically Inhospitable Environments

Questions about not my Nigel

What does not my Nigel mean?
Not my Nigel means sarcastic imitation of a woman who responds to criticism of misogyny by saying that her male acquaintances are not like that.
What part of speech is not my Nigel?
Not my Nigel is a phrase.

Words near not my Nigel in the dictionary

  1. not much
  2. not much chop
  3. not much cop
  4. not much of anything
  5. not much to look at
  6. not my Nigel
  7. not necessarily
  8. not of
  9. not on
  10. not on any account
  11. not on your life

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