English Explanatory Dictionary

genderlect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A dialect associated with a particular gender.

Word forms

genderlect genderlects

Etymology

From gender + -lect. Coined by American linguist Wayne Dickerson in 1974.

Synonyms

genderspeak

Derived words

genderlectal
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