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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

SWERFy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈswɝfi/ (US)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈswɜːfi/ (UK)

Etymology

From SWERF + -y.

Meanings

  1. (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

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SWERFier Degree=Cmp lexicographic
swerfy alternative lexicographic
SWERFiest Degree=Sup lexicographic
SWERF-y alternative lexicographic