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TERF Island

TERF Island proper noun: great Britain or the United Kingdom, viewed as a centre of gender-critical feminism, or more broadly of transphobic policies and attitudes.

Proper noun

TERF Island

  1. (derogatory, slang) Great Britain or the United Kingdom, viewed as a centre of gender-critical feminism, or more broadly of transphobic policies and attitudes.
    • And something that I wanted to just circle back to, this idea of being the transgender princess of TERF island thing.2021, Abigail Thorn, quoted in Chris Kaye, "Meet Abigail Thorn, the trans philosopher who wants to kill James Bond", Insider, 21 August 2021
    • 'TERF Island' had a heads-up only because of a strong feminist tradition, which, being international in its approach, saw what was happening to women in other countries.2024, Jenny Lindsay, Hounded: Women, Harms and the Gender Wars, unnumbered page

Questions about TERF Island

What does TERF Island mean?
TERF Island means great Britain or the United Kingdom, viewed as a centre of gender-critical feminism, or more broadly of transphobic policies and attitudes.
What part of speech is TERF Island?
TERF Island is a proper noun.

Words near TERF Island in the dictionary

  1. teretoxin
  2. teretoxins
  3. Tereus
  4. terf
  5. terf bangs
  6. TERF Island
  7. terfanadine
  8. terfdom
  9. terfenadine
  10. TERFery
  11. terfez

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