English Explanatory Dictionary

femalia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The female genitalia.
  2. Anything pertaining to females or femaleness.

Pronunciation

/ˌfiːˈmeɪli.ə/ /ˌfəˈmeɪli.ə/

Word forms

femalia

Etymology

Principal sense (female genitalia) introduced in the novel Vox by Nicholson Baker (1992); popularized as the title of the book Femalia, edited by Joani Blank (1993). Likely coined by Baker as a portmanteau of female and genitalia. Rare uses in other senses attested before 1992. The most general sense (anything pertaining to females or femaleness) may be derived by analogy to regalia; this sense, and this analogy, may also influence all the other, more specific senses.

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