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Examples of effeminate
effeminate
When the teacher tells Debbie that Simon is effeminate, she punches the teacher.
From the independent.co.uk
Does anyone remember that old film where Winkler played an effeminate wrestler?
From the guardian.co.uk
Men who are very masculine, men who are, I guess, on a spectrum, more effeminate.
From the blog.beliefnet.com
Over here, we're well known internationally for churning out effeminate milksops.
From the guardian.co.uk
There was an effeminate class of gladiator who fought as a retiarius tunicatus.
From the en.wikipedia.org
He appears to have had a very weak personality, even perhaps somewhat effeminate.
From the en.wikipedia.org
They focus on the weak, the timid, the fat, the mentally troubled, the effeminate.
From the theatlantic.com
How can a Marine have such effeminate ways and like to wear female underwear?
From the washingtontimes.com
Lihua decides to force Mr Fang, an effeminate dance instructor, to marry her.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Having unsuitable feminine qualities
- (effeminateness) effeminacy: the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man); "the students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy"; "Spartans accused Athenians of effeminateness"; "he was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising ...
- Effeminacy describes traits in a human male, that are more often associated with traditional feminine nature, behaviour, mannerisms, style or gender roles rather than masculine nature, behaviour, mannerisms, style or roles.
- To make womanly; to unman; Having behaviour or mannerisms considered unmasculine or typical of a woman or girl; feminine
- (634) having the qualities generally attributed to women; unmanly; not virile. Milton uses the term in the sense that a man allows a woman to take his place in the natural hierarchy in which, for Milton, women were inferior to men, especially in terms of reason and intellect.
- A nasty mean-spirited little word that manages to insult not only the men in its direct line of fire, but all the women on the planet. Also imprecise and woefullyhard to pronounce.
- A man or boy that acts like a female.
- Manners, behaviours like those of a woman.
