4B

English Etymology 1 ko borrowed from Korean? From four Korean words starting with en ko 비#un 비(非) un-, not, thus literally translated as "four nos". Proper noun A radical feminist movement originating in South Korea whose tenets are: no sex with men, no giving birth, no dating men, and no marriage with men. en Anna Louie Sussman The women of South Korea's 4B movement aren't fighting the patriarchy — they're leaving it behind entirely. The Cut (New York) The Cut https://web.archive.org/web/20241106195407/https://www.thecut.com/2023/03/4b-movement-feminism-south-korea.html 8 March 2023 The blowback and fear that 4B practitioners experience underscores their conviction that Korea is still a frightening place for women. en-GB Arwa Mahdawi Are US women protesting against Trump by ‘swearing off sex with men’? w:The Guardian 2024-11-16 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/16/4b-movement-trump-women-media 0261-3077 Ever since the election, there have been endless headlines about US women emulating South Korea’s fringe 4B movement[.] https://web.archive.org/web/20241203103430/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/16/4b-movement-trump-women-media Further reading 4B movement Etymology 2 Noun en British A grade of pencil with lead that makes darker marks than a pencil grade 3B but lighter marks than a pencil of grade 5B; a pencil with very soft lead. Anagrams en 4b B4 en Feminism