pro-circ
pro-circ adjective: supportive of male infant circumcision.
Adjective
pro-circ (not comparable)
- Supportive of male infant circumcision.
- Sensing victory, the pro-circ enthusiasts gleefully chirped it meant that “circumcised men have more fun,” are more creative, and have a more expansive libido.2002, Terri Hamilton, Skin Flutes & Velvet Gloves: A Collection of Facts and Fancies, Legends and Oddities About the Body's Private Parts, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, page 238
- For example, my own work was erroneously construed as "pro-circ" by a posting on the anticircumcision Internet listserv called INTACT-L (short for intact-list). "Who's this?" asked the participant. "Seems like pro-circ works in progress at DePauw University in Indiana. Any intactivists on campus?"2006, Eric Kline Silverman, From Abraham to America: A History of Jewish Circumcision, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 244
Antonyms of pro-circ
Origin of pro-circ
From pro- + circ.
Questions about pro-circ
- What does pro-circ mean?
- Pro-circ means supportive of male infant circumcision.
- What part of speech is pro-circ?
- Pro-circ is an adjective.
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