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SWERFy

UK/ˈswɜːfi//ˈswɝfi/

SWERFy adjective: resembling, characteristic of, or related to anti-sex work feminism.

Adjective

SWERFy (comparative SWERFier, superlative SWERFiest)

  1. (informal, neologism) Resembling, characteristic of, or related to anti-sex work feminism.
    • Maybe this year we stop saying brandwh*re? Maybe that slur doesn't belong to all of us?? Maybe we think about the SWERFy streak in our community??? Just some thoughts2021 February 9, nifty nif (@nifty_nif), Twitter
    • The most artistic SWers I know don’t want to make NFTs because they see how misogynistic, transphobic, racist and SWERFy the culture is.2021 November 21, natrix (@crypt0natrix), Twitter

Forms of SWERFy

comparativeSWERFier
superlativeSWERFiest
alternative formSWERF-y
alternative formswerfy

Origin of SWERFy

From SWERF + -y.

Words that rhyme with SWERFy

Questions about SWERFy

What does SWERFy mean?
SWERFy means resembling, characteristic of, or related to anti-sex work feminism.
What part of speech is SWERFy?
SWERFy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce SWERFy?
SWERFy is pronounced /ˈswɜːfi/ (UK).

Words near SWERFy in the dictionary

  1. Swerdloff
  2. swere
  3. swerf
  4. Swerford
  5. swerfs
  6. SWERFy
  7. Swerga
  8. Swergas
  9. Swerin
  10. Swern oxidation
  11. Swern oxidations

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