"radfem" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: radfems [plural]
Etymology: Shortening of radical feminist. Head templates: {{en-noun}} radfem (plural radfems)
  1. (slang, sometimes derogatory) A radical feminist. Tags: derogatory, slang, sometimes Categories (topical): Feminism, People Hyponyms: TERF Translations (Translations): 激女 (Chinese Mandarin), radfem (French), radfem [by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine] (Spanish)

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          "ref": "1999, Michael Jahn, Dorian Yeager, & Barbara Paul, A New York State of Crime, Worldwide, page 39",
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          "ref": "2018 November 28, Viv Smythe, “I'm credited with having coined the word 'Terf'. Here's how it happened”, in The Guardian",
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