"DWEM" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: DWEMs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} DWEM (plural DWEMs)
  1. Initialism of dead white European male. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: dead white European male Categories (topical): People

Inflected forms

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