"sissyphobia" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From sissy + -phobia. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sissy|phobia}} sissy + -phobia Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} sissyphobia (uncountable)
  1. A prevailing negative reaction towards men who act in a feminine way. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Forms of discrimination, LGBTQ, Phobias Related terms: heteropatriarchy, homopatriarchy, liberal homophobia, effeminophobia Translations (negative attitude towards men who act in a feminine way): plomafòbia [feminine] (Catalan), plomofòbia [feminine] (Catalan), efféminophobie [feminine] (French), plumofobia [feminine] (Galician), effeminofobia [feminine] (Italian), efeminofobia [feminine] (Portuguese), afeminofobia [feminine] (Portuguese), plumofobia [feminine] (Spanish), plumafobia [feminine] (Spanish)
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