`num`metoo

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables: `num`me-too
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Meaning

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A feminist movement against sexual harassment and sexual assault.

verb

To cause (someone) to lose their job by making an accusation of sexual harassment, as part of the #MeToo movement.

Slang; Transitive verb

verb

To cause (someone) to lose their job by making an accusation of sexual harassment, as part of the #MeToo movement.

Slang; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"These bizarre results, first spotted by the NBC reporter Ben Collins, are not the result of the latest #MeToo era investigation reporting."
"I wouldn’t publish ‘Lolita.’ What’s different today is #MeToo and social media — you can organize outrage at the drop of a hat."
"Furthermore, he says, “in this #MeToo and post-Roe era [with the rollback of reproductive rights]^([sic]) we find ourselves in, the perceived risks associated with sex are higher, particularly for women.[…]"
"McDonald's faces Me Too moment: Fast food giant is hit by allegations of sexual assault, racism and bullying as more than 100 staff including workers as young as 17 claim they are groped and harassed at branches across the country"
"Amazing news. The grand marshal for today's parade just got #MeToo'd, and they need me to fill in."
"Finish that sentence, and I'll MeToo you the fuck out of this building!"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leyH-der. Proto-Indo-European *-dʰromder. Proto-Italic *līðrā? Latin librabor. Italian librabor. Spanish librabor. Portuguese librabor. English libraabbr. English lb English # Middle English me English me Middle English to English too English #MeToo From the phrase me too, first used in this context by American activist Tarana Burke in 2006 and popularized as a hashtag by American actress Alyssa Milano on Twitter in October 2017.

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#MeToo (canonical) #MeToos (present, singular) #MeTooing (participle, present) #MeTooed (participle, past) #MeTooed (past) #MeToo'd (participle, past) #MeToo'd (past)