"womanhandle" meaning in All languages combined

See womanhandle on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: womanhandles [present, singular, third-person], womanhandling [participle, present], womanhandled [participle, past], womanhandled [past]
Etymology: Blend of woman + manhandle Etymology templates: {{blend|en|woman|manhandle}} Blend of woman + manhandle Head templates: {{en-verb}} womanhandle (third-person singular simple present womanhandles, present participle womanhandling, simple past and past participle womanhandled)
  1. (transitive, rare, humorous) To handle someone or something gently, or with very little effort (sometimes as opposed to manhandle). Tags: humorous, rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-womanhandle-en-verb-ZUKOt3UN Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English blends: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10
  2. (transitive, rare, humorous) To manhandle or treat roughly (when done by a woman). Tags: humorous, rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-womanhandle-en-verb-mgA0OXfm Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: woman-handle

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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