Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

terfdom

/ˈtɚfdəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: terf-dom
IPA: /ˈtɚfdəm/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of holding trans-exclusionary feminist views.

Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of TERFdom.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Only do one better than Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie—whose speech was sampled for that song and who was called out for TERFdom and transphobia—and move that logic beyond the sexes."
"One of the things that snapped me out of it finally was a video by Natalie Wynn, aka [Youtuber] ContraPoints, titled “Gender Critical”, and she concludes that TERFdom is about the flimsiest cloak of feminist platitudes draped over disgust and hate."
"For a large number of us trans folk, Rowling's descent into the bowels of TERFdom has been distressing to watch."

Etymology

From TERF + -dom.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: TERF

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtɚfdəm/
British English: /ˈtɜːfdəm/

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

TERFery

Rhymes With

serfdom

Questions

How do you pronounce terfdom?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɚfdəm/.
What does terfdom mean?: The state or quality of holding trans-exclusionary feminist views.
Where does terfdom come from?: From TERF + -dom.

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