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SWERFy
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English
Alternative forms
SWERF-y
swerfy
Etymology
From en SWERF y.
Pronunciation
en /ˈswɜːfi/ UK
en /ˈswɝfi/ US
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-SWERFy.wav US
en ɜː(ɹ)fi 2
Adjective
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en informal neologism Resembling, characteristic of, or related to anti-sex work feminism.
en 9 February 2021 nifty_nif 1359239475210055681 nifty nif Maybe this year we stop saying brandwh*re? Maybe that slur doesn't belong to all of us?? Maybe we think about the SWERFy streak in our community??? Just some thoughts https://web.archive.org/web/20220826091447/https://twitter.com/nifty_nif/status/1359239475210055681 26 August 2022
en 21 November 2021 crypt0natrix 1462473788210040832 natrix The most artistic SWers I know don’t want to make NFTs because they see how misogynistic, transphobic, racist and SWERFy the culture is. https://web.archive.org/web/20220826091439/https://twitter.com/crypt0natrix/status/1462473788210040832 26 August 2022
en 25 February 2022 raanibegum 1497320345325477897 Raani Begum I was in a panel today & pushed back against "public health" narratives that position people selling sex + using drugs as traumatized people first. This is actually a really SWERFy position to take. https://web.archive.org/web/20220826091426/https://twitter.com/raanibegum/status/1497320345325477897 26 August 2022
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en Feminism Sex