English Explanatory Dictionary

`num`MeToo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A feminist movement against sexual harassment and sexual assault.
verb
  1. To cause (someone) to lose their job by making an accusation of sexual harassment, as part of the #MeToo movement.
  2. To make an accusation of sexual harassment towards (someone).

Word forms

`num`MeToo #MeToo #MeToos #MeTooing #MeTooed #MeToo'd

Etymology

From the phrase me too, first used in this context by American activist Tarana Burke in 2006 and popularized as a hashtag by American actress Alyssa Milano on Twitter in October 2017.

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