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maledom en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈmeɪl.dəm/

Etymology

From male + -dom (“group”).

Meanings

1. (uncountable) Men considered as a group; mankind.
   • There is a gender connotation here also, with the second power rhetoric clearly identified with maledom... 1995, Brian Sutton-Smith, Anthony D. Pellegrini, The future of play theory, page 287:

Coordinates

femaledom

maledom en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈmeɪlˌdɑm/ (General-American)
• /ˈmeɪlˌdɒm/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From male + -dom (“domination”).

Meanings

1. (uncountable) Male domination; a sexual practice in which men dominate women or other people.
2. (countable) A male dominator in sadomasochistic sexual practices.
   • And these things are better coming from a femsub like her because you so often dismiss criticism from maledoms as proof that they can't take competition. 1997, Anthony & Joy Hilbert, “Attention Joy gets (was: Woofie on Trust)”, in alt.personals.bondage (Usenet):

Forms

Coordinates

daddy dom · futadom · femboydom · femdom

Translations (1)

cmn 男S (male dominator)