SWERFy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈswɝfi/ (US)
- (US) audio
- /ˈswɜːfi/ (UK)
Etymology
From SWERF + -y.
Meanings
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(informal, neologism) Resembling, characteristic of, or related to anti-sex work feminism.
The most artistic SWers I know don’t want to make NFTs because they see how misogynistic, transphobic, racist and SWERFy the culture is.
2021 November 21, natrix (@crypt0natrix), Twitter:Maybe this year we stop saying brandwh*re? Maybe that slur doesn't belong to all of us?? Maybe we think about the SWERFy streak in our community??? Just some thoughts
2021 February 9, nifty nif (@nifty_nif), Twitter:I was in a panel today & pushed back against "public health" narratives that position people selling sex + using drugs as traumatized people first. This is actually a really SWERFy position to take.
2022 February 25, Raani Begum (@raanibegum), Twitter:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWERFier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| swerfy | alternative | lexicographic | |
| SWERFiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| SWERF-y | alternative | lexicographic |