terf
UK/tɜːf/US/tɝf/
terf is the rare spelling of taraf.
terf is the alternative letter-case form of TERF.
Meaning of taraf
Noun
taraf (plural tarafs)
- A division of land in India, usually a (small) subdivision of a pargana.
Noun (1) capitalized: TERF
TERF (plural TERFs)
- A trans-exclusionary radical feminist; a radical feminist who does not consider trans women to be women, or thinks they should not be included in female spaces or organisations, and who considers trans men to be women; a person whose transphobia is expressed in feminist terms.
- Dear “A Lesbian Democrat”
Your TERF (trans-exclusionary radical feminist) agenda and what it represents is no better than the bigoted regressive agenda of the religious right.2013, Toni Browning-Early, letter to the editor, QNotes, Volume 28, Number 6, 19 July - 1 August 2013, page 4 - At the further extreme TERF’s^([sic]) actively promote the message that banning trans women from feminist gathering implies—that trans women are not really women at all.2013 December, Rachel Eliason, “Wired This Way”, in ACCESSline, volume 27, number 12, page 13
- Synonyms:
- FART, GC, GCF, gendercrit, gendercritter, terven
- Antonyms:
- TIRF, transfeminist
- Dear “A Lesbian Democrat”
Noun (2) capitalized: TERF
TERF (countable and uncountable, plural TERFs)
- Abbreviation of telomeric repeat-binding factor.
- TERF1, TERF2
- […] another protein, TERF2, binds at the 5'-terminus and fixes the telomere end at the tail. […] The figure schematically shows domain structure of TERF1. […] Interaction of this protein with nucleic acid requires polypeptide dimerization, which involves the TERF domain [12].2004, Biochemistry (Moscow), volume 69, issues 1-4, page 118
- Abbreviation of terrain flight (“flight close to the ground, to avoid enemy detection or fire”).
- A MAWTS qualified TERF instructor is required for all TERF instructional sorties.1980, United States Marine Corps, Aviation training and readiness manual
- […] Typical TERF altitudes for Navy and Marine Corps helicopters include low level (approximately 100 ft AGL), contour (50 ft AGL), and nap of the earth (NOE) (less than 50 ft AGL). A depiction of typical TERF modes in presented in Figure 3.2003 October 12-16, The 22nd Digital Avionics Systems Conference : Proceedings : Indianapolis, IN, volume 2
Synonyms of terf
Antonyms
Forms of terf
| plural | terfs |
|---|---|
| plural | TERFs |
| alternative form | terf |
Origin of terf
Acronym of trans-exclusionary radical feminist. The earliest recorded use is from 2008 by trans-inclusive cisgender radical feminist Viv Smythe.
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Questions about terf
- What does terf mean?
- Terf means a trans-exclusionary radical feminist; a radical feminist who does not consider trans women to be women, or thinks they should not be included in female spaces or organisations, and who considers trans men to be women; a person whose transphobia is expressed in feminist terms.
- What is terf the rare spelling of?
- Terf is the rare spelling of taraf.
- What part of speech is terf?
- Terf is a noun.
- How do you pronounce terf?
- Terf is pronounced /tɝf/ (US).
- What is the plural of terf?
- The plural of terf is terfs.
Words near terf in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: terf (page history and authors); TERF (page history and authors); taraf (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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