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4B en · PROPN · etymology 1

Etymology

From four Korean words starting with Korean 비(非) (bi, “un-, not”), thus literally translated as "four nos".

Meanings

  1. A radical feminist movement originating in South Korea whose tenets are: no sex with men, no giving birth, no dating men, and no marriage with men.
    • Ever since the election, there have been endless headlines about US women emulating South Korea’s fringe 4B movement[.] 2024 November 16, Arwa Mahdawi, “Are US women protesting against Trump by ‘swearing off sex with men’?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 03 Dec 2024:
    • The blowback and fear that 4B practitioners experience underscores their conviction that Korea is still a frightening place for women. 2023 March 8, Anna Louie Sussman, “The women of South Korea's 4B movement aren't fighting the patriarchy — they're leaving it behind entirely.”, in The Cut, archived from the original on 06 Nov 2024:
Source: en.wiktionary, “4B” (name), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

4B en · NOUN · etymology 2

Meanings

  1. (UK) A grade of pencil with lead that makes darker marks than a pencil grade 3B but lighter marks than a pencil of grade 5B; a pencil with very soft lead.

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