"malestream" meaning in English

See malestream in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more malestream [comparative], most malestream [superlative]
Etymology: Blend of male + mainstream. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|male|mainstream}} Blend of male + mainstream Head templates: {{en-adj}} malestream (comparative more malestream, superlative most malestream)
  1. (feminism) Mainstream and usual, from the point of view of the man, though actually biased towards men.
    Sense id: en-malestream-en-adj-WbtNcfkD Categories (other): Feminism, English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 45 55 Topics: feminism, government, human-sciences, ideology, philosophy, politics, sciences

Noun

Forms: malestreams [plural]
Etymology: Blend of male + mainstream. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|male|mainstream}} Blend of male + mainstream Head templates: {{en-noun}} malestream (plural malestreams)
  1. (feminism) A male-dominated mainstream.
    Sense id: en-malestream-en-noun-QJC6PF0k Categories (other): Feminism, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 71 Topics: feminism, government, human-sciences, ideology, philosophy, politics, sciences

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