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suffrajitsu en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of suffragette + jujitsu.

Meanings

  1. (historical, uncountable) The martial art of jujitsu used as a method of self-defence by suffragettes.
    • The term "suffrajitsu" soon came into common use. (also see title) [2015 October 5, Camila Ruz, Justin Parkinson, “'Suffrajitsu': How the suffragettes fought back using martial arts”, in BBC News Magazine:
    • (see title) 2015, Tony Wolf, Joao Viera, Suffrajitsu: Mrs. Pankhurst's Amazons:
    • All regularly accredited members of the English militant organisation are required to take a regular course in suffrajitsu. 1914, (appeared in an article reprinted in several British and American newpapgers):
    • One or two braver souls amongst them standing firm, flexed their arms slightly in readiness for, I suspected, an actual attempt at Terry's 'suffrajitsu castration movement.' 2018, Pat McDonald, A Bad Penny, →ISBN, page 167:

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