Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

radfem

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables: rad-fem
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A radical feminist.

Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

""How come a radfem like you didn't keep your last name after you got married?" Mosko asked."
"In their philosophical pursuit of answers to ultimate questions, the radfems get mired in the multi-syllabic muck of over-intellectualization, lacing their ideas with obscure cross-references and mind-numbing bombast […]"
"Dr. Brimacombe firmly believed that just because she was a radfem, there was no need to dress in drab. She was frilly and feminine in the peachy-pinky, frou-frou frock and matching heels recommended by her fashion consultant."
"It was passionate trans women activists online whose strong advocacy of their right to exist as women in the world showed me just how dehumanising the trans-hostile rhetoric is from some radfems about them."

Etymology

Clipping of radical feminist, treated as a compound.

Usage

Inflected Forms

radfems (plural)

Derived Forms

radblr radtwt

Questions

What does radfem mean?: A radical feminist.
Where does radfem come from?: Clipping of radical feminist, treated as a compound.

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