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womanspeak

womanspeak noun: communication by women viewed (by men) as nagging, critical, or shallow.

Noun

womanspeak (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, humorous) Communication by women viewed (by men) as nagging, critical, or shallow.
    • Women often punish men without even knowing it. For example, a woman may say, "This trash fills up quickly." This is woman-speak for, "Get up right now and take out the trash."2012, Barry Cooper, Stopping the Epidemic of Divorce: Practical Steps to Stop Divorce in Its Tracks, unnumbered page
    • "Come on, are you kidding me? Really?"
      Brandon patted his chest, then the front pockets of his jeans. "Oh no. It looks like I forgot my woman-speak code breaker at home, so do you mind helping me out with a little translation on what I'm missing?"2012, James L. Rubart, Soul's Gate, unnumbered page

Forms of womanspeak

alternative formwoman-speak

Origin of womanspeak

From woman + -speak.

Questions about womanspeak

What does womanspeak mean?
Womanspeak means communication by women viewed (by men) as nagging, critical, or shallow.
What part of speech is womanspeak?
Womanspeak is a noun.

Words near womanspeak in the dictionary

  1. womanservant
  2. womanservants
  3. womanship
  4. womanslaughter
  5. womanslayer
  6. womanspeak
  7. womansplain
  8. womansplained
  9. womansplaining
  10. womansplains
  11. womanspreading

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