femmyadj.

Brit.

/ˈfɛmi/, U.S.

/ˈfɛmi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymon: -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < fem- (in feminine adj.) + -y suffix¹; perhaps influenced also by femme n. or its etymon French femme . With sense 2 compare earlier femme n. 2a.

colloquial.

1. Originally U.S. Female; feminine.

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1955 Billboard 19 Nov. 40/2 I believe I'm about the only ‘femmy’ Western deejay in the area.

1988 R. Lawrence Satisfaction 314 The plaid pattern she'd picked out because Jason had said he refused to sleep on anything too femmy.

2011 Sunday Mail (Austral.) (Nexis) 14 Aug. (Suppl.) 7 Forget the femmy, floaty floral frocks of previous seasons and think bold, graphic patterns.

a. Chiefly depreciative. Of a man, his appearance, etc.: resembling, characteristic of, or suggestive of a woman; effeminate.Sometimes with implication of homosexuality.

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1966 Chicago Tribune 23 Apr. c10/3 What you interpret as a ‘femmy’ look in boys' hair is simply a change from the short, greased-back look to clean, free-flying hair, the way nature intended it.

1978 N. Adair & C. Adair Word is Out 118 l'm going to sound like a terrible..old conservative. l've never really been into this whole drag thing or femmy thing.

1982 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 1 Apr. c1/6 He..likes putting on a camphor mask at home... ‘Is it femmy? Nah. And I've never gotten any jazz from my friends on it, either.’

1985 I. Adams Glass Canyons 165 One of the students, this femmy guy with round glasses and a headband, looked up from the book he'd been reading.

2008 L. B. Girshick Transgender Voices v. 134 Raven..points out, ‘Butch women are punished, but not nearly as much as femmy men. Tomboys are “cute”, [but] sissy boys are dragged to the shrink.’

b. Designating a lesbian whose appearance, behaviour, identity, etc., is seen as traditionally feminine; that resembles or is suggestive of a femme (femme n. 2b).

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1973 J. Johnston in Village Voice 8 Feb. 35/2 One somewhat femmy woman..declaring that bed was her own business and a rather fierce dialogue ensued..over the length of her hair.

1984 Conditions 10 74 ‘Laura’ and ‘Cindy’ may do for the outside world, but here they ring absurdly limp and femmy.

2004 D. Boyer Kings & Queens 61 I'm sort of androgynous;..I can feel butch sometimes and I can feel femmy too.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	femmy
释义	femmyadj. Brit. /ˈfɛmi/, U.S. /ˈfɛmi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymon: -y suffix¹. Etymology: < fem- (in feminine adj.) + -y suffix¹; perhaps influenced also by femme n. or its etymon French femme . With sense 2 compare earlier femme n. 2a. colloquial. 1. Originally U.S. Female; feminine. ΚΠ 1955 Billboard 19 Nov. 40/2 I believe I'm about the only ‘femmy’ Western deejay in the area. 1988 R. Lawrence Satisfaction 314 The plaid pattern she'd picked out because Jason had said he refused to sleep on anything too femmy. 2011 Sunday Mail (Austral.) (Nexis) 14 Aug. (Suppl.) 7 Forget the femmy, floaty floral frocks of previous seasons and think bold, graphic patterns. 2. a. Chiefly depreciative. Of a man, his appearance, etc.: resembling, characteristic of, or suggestive of a woman; effeminate.Sometimes with implication of homosexuality. ΚΠ 1966 Chicago Tribune 23 Apr. c10/3 What you interpret as a ‘femmy’ look in boys' hair is simply a change from the short, greased-back look to clean, free-flying hair, the way nature intended it. 1978 N. Adair & C. Adair Word is Out 118 l'm going to sound like a terrible..old conservative. l've never really been into this whole drag thing or femmy thing. 1982 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 1 Apr. c1/6 He..likes putting on a camphor mask at home... ‘Is it femmy? Nah. And I've never gotten any jazz from my friends on it, either.’ 1985 I. Adams Glass Canyons 165 One of the students, this femmy guy with round glasses and a headband, looked up from the book he'd been reading. 2008 L. B. Girshick Transgender Voices v. 134 Raven..points out, ‘Butch women are punished, but not nearly as much as femmy men. Tomboys are “cute”, [but] sissy boys are dragged to the shrink.’ b. Designating a lesbian whose appearance, behaviour, identity, etc., is seen as traditionally feminine; that resembles or is suggestive of a femme (femme n. 2b). ΚΠ 1973 J. Johnston in Village Voice 8 Feb. 35/2 One somewhat femmy woman..declaring that bed was her own business and a rather fierce dialogue ensued..over the length of her hair. 1984 Conditions 10 74 ‘Laura’ and ‘Cindy’ may do for the outside world, but here they ring absurdly limp and femmy. 2004 D. Boyer Kings & Queens 61 I'm sort of androgynous;..I can feel butch sometimes and I can feel femmy too. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1955
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