womon en · NOUN
Etymology
From woman; respelled so as not to contain the word man.
Meanings
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(nonstandard) Feminist spelling of woman
But it does insure that the community won't lose the land if a womon decides, for whatever reason, not to pay.
1996, Judith Blazer Foster, “Land in the Ozarks”, in The new Our Right To Love: A Lesbian Resource Book, page 67:I don't think she was saying that you become responsible for the racism directed at you once you identify as a black womon, only that one could not assume that any given netizen was or was not a member of a minority without self-identification.
1996 December 6, Suki L. McDonough, “What's Up?”, in soc.women.lesbian-and-bi (Usenet):Womon seeks womon to share 2 bdrm apt in JP.
1980 April 19, “Classified advertisement”, in Gay Community News, page 14:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| womyn | alternative | lexicographic |