English Explanatory Dictionary

TERF

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A trans-exclusionary radical feminist; a radical feminist who does not consider trans women to be women, or thinks they should not be included in female spaces or organisations, and who considers trans men to be women; a person whose transphobia is expressed in feminist terms.
noun
  1. Abbreviation of telomeric repeat-binding factor.
  2. Abbreviation of terrain flight (“flight close to the ground, to avoid enemy detection or fire”).
noun
  1. Rare spelling of taraf.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of TERF.

Pronunciation

/tɝf/ /tɜːf/ En-au-turf.ogg /tɛɾf/ /tøːf/ /teːf/ /tɛːf/

Word forms

TERF TERFs

Etymology

Acronym of trans-exclusionary radical feminist. The earliest recorded use is from 2008 by trans-inclusive cisgender radical feminist Viv Smythe.

Synonyms

FART GC GCF gendercrit gendercritter terven

Antonyms

TIRF transfeminist

Related words

SWERF TEHM

Derived words

cryptoTERF TERF bangs TERFdom TERFery TERF Island TERFism TERFspeak TERFy terven tervert
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