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TERFy

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtɜː.fi/
  • General-American: /ˈtɜɹ.fi/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)fi
  • homophone: turfy

1

adj

Meaning 1

Resembling, characteristic of, or relating to trans-exclusionary feminism or those who hold such views.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, neologism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of TERFy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From TERF + -y.