English Explanatory Dictionary

misogynoir

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Contempt for, hatred of, or prejudice against black women.

Pronunciation

/mɪˌsɒd͡ʒəˈnwɑː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-misogynoir.wav /məˌsɑd͡ʒəˈnwɑɹ/

Word forms

misogynoir

Etymology

Blend of misogyny (“contempt for, hatred of, or prejudice against women”) + French noir (“black”), coined by the African-American feminist activist and scholar Moya Bailey and first published in a 2010 online essay: see the quotation below.

Derived words

misogynoirist transmisogynoir
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