femme
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8.1
- noun
- /fɛm/
- Jargon
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femme (jerga)
- There's studs and there's masks, there's femmes, there's stems, there's no labels.
- femme fatale
- femme poète
- femme honnête
There's studs and there's masks, there's femmes, there's stems, there's no labels.
- There's studs and there's masks, there's femmes, there's stems, there's no labels.
- Will non binary trans girls femmes feel included?
- I'm getting like Sharon Stone basic instincts not because of the sexiness, but that like iconic femme.
Examples
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And then I think to myself, "What self-respected femme even names herself LadyTalk?"
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You don't see her as a femme right away, maybe.
Fiction book (1999) -
Having my wife and I both have pins that say femme, not female.
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Will non binary trans girls femmes feel included?
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Case asserts that the butch and femme must be taken together; they are not a split subject.
Fiction book (1993) -
The drag of hyper-femininity, or femme, effectively sidesteps these gender traps.
Fiction book (1993) -
Female Photuris fireflies are leading ladies among the insect world's infamous troupe of femmes fatales.
Academic text (2003) -
In LGBTQ+ communities, a femme may express her identity through clothing and makeup.
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At the event, many femmes gathered to celebrate their unique styles and experiences.
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The panel discussion highlighted the challenges and triumphs of femme individuals in society.
Synonyms
1
9.5
A person who shows a style or behavior usually linked to women
Antonyms
Compounds
How Feminine
Surface Forms
Etymology
Femme comes from the French word femme 'woman' and the Latin femina 'woman'. In modern LGBTQ+ use, a femme is a person who presents or identifies in a feminine way, which connects directly to the word's origin meaning 'woman'.