English Explanatory Dictionary

Weinstein effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. The global trend of people coming forward to accuse famous or powerful men of sexual misconduct, in the wake of such allegations made in 2017 against film producer Harvey Weinstein.

Word forms

Weinstein effect the Weinstein effect

Etymology

Named after American film producer Harvey Weinstein (1952–).

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