Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

terfspeak

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: terf-s-peak
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The jargon and rhetoric of gender-critical or trans-exclusionary feminists.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Truth be told parroting actual TERFspeak for it's^([sic]) comedy value might have been a bad call."
""Trans-identified male" is TERFspeak for trans woman."
"“Respecting other people’s boundaries” is just TERFspeak for “trans women are not welcome to use public spaces”."

Etymology

From TERF + -speak.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: TERF

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does terfspeak mean?: The jargon and rhetoric of gender-critical or trans-exclusionary feminists.
Where does terfspeak come from?: From TERF + -speak.

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