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  2. Category:Pejorative terms for women - Wikipedia

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  3. Shiksa - Wikipedia

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    Shiksa (Yiddish: שיקסע, romanized: shikse) is an often disparaging [1] term for a gentile [a] woman or girl. The word, which is of Yiddish origin, has moved into English usage and some Hebrew usage (as well as Polish and German), mostly in North American Jewish culture.

  4. Alternative spellings of woman - Wikipedia

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    The terms womyn and womxn have been criticized for being unnecessary or confusing neologisms, due to the uncommonness of mxn to describe men. [8] [9] [10]The word womyn has been criticized by transgender people [11] [12] due to its usage in trans-exclusionary radical feminist circles which exclude trans women from identifying into the category of "woman", particularly the term womyn-born womyn.

  5. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    a women's dress shoe with a heel (US: pump, q.v.) a type of athletic shoe used for sports played on an indoor court, such as volleyball or squash (UK similar: plimsoll or regionally pump) cowboy: an unscrupulous or unqualified tradesman a legendary archetype found in Wild West genre works (derog.) one who is reckless, uncontrollable.

  6. Category:Slang terms for women - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Slang terms for women" The following 59 pages are in this category, out of 59 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Angry black woman; B.

  7. As more groups adopt gender-inclusive language, some claim ...

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    The toppling of Roe v. Wade has catalyzed a heated debate among some abortion rights supporters over whether gender-neutral language — like “pregnant people” instead of “pregnant women ...

  8. Philogyny - Wikipedia

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    Philogyny is not to be confused with gynephilia, which is sexual attraction to women or femininity. Philogyny is love of, admiration for, or fondness (Impartiality) for women or girls. It is a form of philanthropy and philosophy that empowers and celebrates women at an equal status as men, thus dismantling the social roles of patriarchy and ...

  9. Womanism - Wikipedia

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    Womanism supports the idea that the culture of the woman, which in this case is the focal point of intersection as opposed to class or some other characteristic, is not an element of her identity but rather is the lens through which her identity exists. As such, a woman's Blackness is not a component of her feminism.