Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

terfy

/ˈtɜɹ.fi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: terfy
IPA: /ˈtɜɹ.fi/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling, characteristic of, or relating to trans-exclusionary feminism or those who hold such views.

Informal

adj

Alternative letter-case form of TERFy.

Example Sentences

"Usually when I jump into the conversation it’s me defending trans* women against cis women who are acting a little bit TERF-y […]"
"I assumed they were straight and cis, because otherwise they would have known about TERFy women’s lands or at least about the drama of Michfest."
"After years of being shamed for their bodies, is celebrating their monthly moons and the power of their uterus inherently TERF-y?"

Etymology

From TERF + -y.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtɜɹ.fi/
British English: /ˈtɜː.fi/

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

TERFier (comparative) TERFiest (superlative) TERF-y (alternative)

Homonyms

turfy

Rhymes With

murphy mcmurphy furphy smurfy scurfy turfy

Questions

How do you pronounce terfy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɜɹ.fi/.
What does terfy mean?: Resembling, characteristic of, or relating to trans-exclusionary feminism or those who hold such views.
Where does terfy come from?: From TERF + -y.

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