wimmin

[ wim-in ]

/ ˈwɪm ɪn /

plural noun

Eye Dialect. women (misspelled to convey a speaker's lack of education or an informal speech register): He won’t stoop to doing what he calls wimmin’s work.

women (used chiefly in feminist writing as an alternative spelling to avoid the suggestion of sexism perceived in the sequence m-e-n): Wimmin’s rights are human rights.

Origin of wimmin

First recorded in 1710–15 for def. 1; 1975–80 for def. 2

Words nearby wimmin

Wiltshire, Wiltshire Horn, wily, wimble, Wimbledon, wimmin, wimp, wimple, wimp out, wimpy, Wimshurst machine

Example sentences from the Web for wimmin

I've got other things to do besides squirin' a passel o' wimmin folk about, I hev.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 108, June 15th, 1895|Various
We've had our dinner, but I guess the wimmin folks can scare ye up a bite uh suthin'.
Chip, of the Flying U|B. M. Bower
The bosses ar surrounded bi a crowd ov men, wimmin, and children.
Josh Billings, Hiz Sayings|Henry Wheeler Shaw
Wimmin quite often possess superior tallents, but their genius lays in their pashuns.
The Complete Works of Josh Billings|Henry W. Shaw

"Well, we be wimmin," she declared, drawing a pinch of snuff into her nostrils in a manner that indicated finality.
The Long Day|Dorothy Richardson

单词	wimmin
释义	wimmin [ wim-in ] / ˈwɪm ɪn / plural noun Eye Dialect. women (misspelled to convey a speaker's lack of education or an informal speech register): He won’t stoop to doing what he calls wimmin’s work. women (used chiefly in feminist writing as an alternative spelling to avoid the suggestion of sexism perceived in the sequence m-e-n): Wimmin’s rights are human rights. Origin of wimmin First recorded in 1710–15 for def. 1; 1975–80 for def. 2 Words nearby wimmin Wiltshire, Wiltshire Horn, wily, wimble, Wimbledon, wimmin, wimp, wimple, wimp out, wimpy, Wimshurst machine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wimmin I've got other things to do besides squirin' a passel o' wimmin folk about, I hev. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 108, June 15th, 1895\|Various We've had our dinner, but I guess the wimmin folks can scare ye up a bite uh suthin'. Chip, of the Flying U\|B. M. Bower The bosses ar surrounded bi a crowd ov men, wimmin, and children. Josh Billings, Hiz Sayings\|Henry Wheeler Shaw Wimmin quite often possess superior tallents, but their genius lays in their pashuns. The Complete Works of Josh Billings\|Henry W. Shaw "Well, we be wimmin," she declared, drawing a pinch of snuff into her nostrils in a manner that indicated finality. The Long Day\|Dorothy Richardson
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