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sapphistry en · NOUN

Etymology

From sapphist + -ry, perhaps modelled on the word sophistry.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A seductive style supposed to be associated with women writing for a female audience.
    • Jane Marcus illustrates how Woolf embeds "seductive sapphistry" in her works. 1993, Janet Doubler Ward, JoAnna Stephens Mink, Communication and Women's Friendships: