Dictionary

awoman en · INTJ

Pronunciation

• /ɑːˈwʊmən/
• /ˈeɪ.wʊmən/
• /eɪˈwʊmən/

Etymology

Modeled on amen with woman, based on the folk etymology that amen is derived from men. The choice of woman rather than the plural women is possibly to keep a similar-sounding ending.

Meanings

1. (form-of, humorous, nonce-word, nonstandard) Form of amen concluding a prayer, focusing on the existence of women.
   form of amen concluding a prayer
   form of focusing on the existence of women
   • > Can I get an AMEN? / I'm still waiting on my awoman. 2000 February 21, Wes Hutchings, “Random Musings”, in alt.fan.starwars (Usenet):
   • Amen! (or awoman) 1997 April 12, Carol Ann Hemingway, “Feminist -equality-, no men allowed.”, in alt.feminism (Usenet):
   • Amen!.......I mean Awoman....I mean..Oh,Hell. 2005 October 22, hbuck, “OT: Term 'freshman' banned at some local schools...”, in alt.autos.toyota (Usenet):
   • May the Lord lift up the light of his countenance upon us and give us peace, peace in our families, peace across this land, and dare I ask, O Lord, peace even in this chamber. We ask it in the name of the monotheistic God, Brahma, and ‘God’ known by many names by many different faiths. Amen and awoman. 2021, Emanuel Cleaver, Opening prayer to the 117th United States Congress:
   • AMEN, or to be more politicly correct, AWOMAN. 2000 February 12, Patrick McDonough, “I'm back!”, in alt.uk.penpals (Usenet):
   • > Amen ! / Awomen ! 2000 March 31, Bill Yeakel, “Falling down”, in alc.suicide (Usenet):
   • "awoman" to that 2002 February 1, sheri.lyn, “girls tattoo”, in sheri.lyn (Usenet):
   • Amen. / or / Awoman. / Depending on gender. 1997 July 8, Trickster, “STOP DA XXX PASSWORD SHIT!!!”, in alt.hackers.groups (Usenet):
   • Prayer of Damnation / Mother in Hell, /[…]/ AWoman! 1998 January 12, Elvis J.R., “Question?”, in alt.religion.wicca (Usenet):
   • amen, awoman 2002 May 20, Kathleen, “Suntanner Apology”, in rec.nude (Usenet):
   • Amen to that. :-) Awoman too. :-) 2007 June 26, Hyerdahl, “Polygamy: the Red State Answer to Family Values. AZ and UT Attorney Generals Won¹t Prosecute It. And Then There's Orrin Hatch.”, in soc.men (Usenet):
   • Amen!!! / 'Scuse me...Awoman!!! 1998 August 18, Raine, “JhiaRaine's Annex Answer!”, in alt.religion.angels (Usenet):
   • As Pastor Blaster would say..."Yea, and verily." or Amen, Awoman, or something close. 1998 June 17, Raine, “Church of Modern Christianity”, in alt.religion.angels (Usenet):
   • It is as it always been and always shall be. / (seven beers) / Amen / Awoman 2000 July 11, BB, “The rest of the damned thing. By BB(seven beers to no cigs)”, in alt.fan.scarecrow (Usenet):
   • Amen to that. Or awoman, as the case may be. Lol 2003 January 25, Bill Dobbins, “Nicole Bass is a man”, in alt.sport.bodybuilding (Usenet):
   • I think we should all get down on our knees and pray for him. / Amen/Awoman 2003 April 18, John Maines, “Unbelievable!!!!! The best cleanup of a Bootee”, in alt.tv.survivor (Usenet):
   • AMEN! (or as my feminist best friend teases me, AWOMAN!) 1995 June 6, Jeff Bronte, Applied Digital Access, San Diego, “We Should All Be Ashamed”, in bit.listserv.free-l (Usenet):
   • >aMEN! / aWOMAN! 1999 April 9, SKWEETER1, “Stevie should be on DIVAS99”, in rec.music.artists.stevie-nicks (Usenet):
   • Amen, Awoman :) 2004 October 21, SlowJet, “What does "burn in" mean?”, in microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (Usenet):
   • Amen (or Awoman) said the Choir:[…] 1994 June 18, Daniel Myers, “A Capella^([sic]) Filkers”, in alt.music.filk (Usenet):
   • {Parg} Amen! Or Awoman! 2002 April 9, Parg2000, “==-=*Romance Novels-- Female Equilivant to PORNO*-==-”, in soc.men (Usenet):
   • > Can I get an AMEN? / AMEN (as any good Southern Baptist would say) / AWOMAN (Gots' to be equal these days!) 2001 June 12, Jeffrey Speegle, “OT: McVeigh”, in rec.music.makers.percussion (Usenet):
   • >LET'S IGNORE THE FLAMERS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR POSITION!! / Amen Awoman 1997 April 22, Don Addison, Darla McClure, “IF WE IGNORE THEM WILL THEY GO AWAY?”, in alt.pagan (Usenet):
   • see phoenix ... just work a Dont^([sic]) Talk rule like dick head wants - just for a day --- its^([sic]) a different kind of recovery then dick head does of course - dick head wants it forever and ever amen and awoman. 2003 March 18, Alan B. Mac Farlane, “The Sacred Calling of Addiction”, in alt.abuse.recovery (Usenet):
   • > Amen'! / Awoman..... 2004 May 4, Twan Kee, “I don't like bouquets of flowers....”, in alt.paranormal.crop-circles (Usenet):
   • > AMEN!! /[…]/ AWOMAN...or...ANYWOMAN 2001 January 31, Glide95, “RUBS and the like”, in alt.motorcycles.harley (Usenet):
   • Amen ( or Awoman even, in fact can there be A men? It surely would be Aman?) 2000 June 22, Tae Kwon-Do Tiger, “A welcome (was Re: Loneliness)”, in alt.fan.lion-king (Usenet):
   • Amen. Er, I mean AWoman. 1999 October 24, Bruce Burtin, “BLACK PORN FANS”, in rec.arts.movies.erotica (Usenet):
   • PRAISE "BOB", HAIL CONNIE AND SMACK YOURSELF ON THE FUCKING BACK TOO!! / AMEN AND AWOMAN 2003 December 1, Rev.Dave Taylor, “DETROIT DEVIVAL THANKS”, in alt.slack (Usenet):

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