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effeminate:
In a male, characterized by feminine manner and speech, possessing qualities or characteristics more often associated with women than men, affecting stereotypical female mannerisms. Generally used in a mocking or reproachful sense.
Etymology: From the Latin effeminare, meaning to make feminine ; entered English in the 15 th century.
Synonyms: female; flaming ; limp-wristed ; non-manly; pansy ; sissyish ; unmanly; womanish.

Quotes:

(1) Francis Bacon (1561-1626): ' The king , by his voluptuous life and mean marriage , became effeminate, and less sensible of honor .'

(2) Alexander Pope (1688-1744): ' In a slothful peace both courage will effeminate and manners corrupt .'




See Also: auntie man, bent-wrist, Big Bertha, black in white TV, broken-wrist, big woman, camp around, camp bitch, camp queen, delicate, effeminacy, daffodil, fan your ass, flaming, flamer, flitty, gay it up, girly-mon, have a dash of lavender, him-her, himmer, horse's hoof, light-footed, light on his feet, lily, lavender boy, lilac, mollycoddle, loose in his loafers, Nellie, no bull fighter, pretty-boy, pee willy, poofy, tondalayo, tootie fruitie, twinkle-toes, walk with a lisp, campy, butch-school, big girl flamboyant, faggy, femmy, Miss Nancy, Miss Molly, nancy boy, iron hoof, hint of mint, hint of lavender, gaying it, twiddle poop, three-legged beaver, limp-wristed, pantywaist, limp-wrist, effete, swish, effeminate, emasculate, fem, femme, feminine, fish queen, fairy, faggoty, fancy-pants, exoletus, dandy, effie, beard flit, Beaulah, buttercup, butterfly ring, camp something up, capon, collar and cuff, camp it up, birdie, lily-livered, lavender, nancy, nance, pansy, hip-swishy, foop, fribble, fruity, a bit ginger, jaisy, pood, poud, Percy, ponce, prune person, puer, puss gentleman, she-man, she/he, sis, sissyish, sissified, swishy, tommy, xanith, twit,

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