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SWERF

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /swɝf/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /swɜːf/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

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noun

Meaning 1

A sex worker-exclusionary radical feminist; a feminist who opposes the sex industry, particularly the production and distribution of pornography, typically viewing it as coercive or abusive of the women involved.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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noun

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of SWERF.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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History

Etymology

Acronym of sex worker-exclusionary radical feminist, on the model of TERF.