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Pejorative terms for women
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The list Pejorative terms for women includes
Old Hag, Crone, Slut, WAGs and Trophy wife.
The list consists of 15 members
and 2 sublists.
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Pejorative
A derogatory or discriminating term
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Slut
Term applied to an individual
Overview: Slut is generally a term for a woman or girl who is considered to have loose sexual morals or who is sexually promiscuous. It is usually used as an insult, sexual slur or offensive term of disparagement ...
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Aunt Jemima
Brand of pancake mix, syrup, and other breakfast foods
Overview: Aunt Jemima is a brand of pancake mix, syrup, and other breakfast foods. The Aunt Jemima pancake mix was advertised in 1889 as the first ready-mix. By 1915 it had become one of the most recognized brands ... 0
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Cunt
Vulgar term for female genitalia, or used as a general insult
Overview: Cunt () is a vulgar word for the vulva or vagina and is also used as a term of disparagement. Reflecting different national usages, cunt is described as a "usually disparaging and obscene" term for a woman ... 0
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Bitch (slang)
Pejorative slang word for a person, usually female
Overview: Bitch, literally meaning a female dog, is a pejorative slang word for a person—usually a woman—who is belligerent, unreasonable, malicious, a control freak, rudely intrusive or aggressive. When applied ... 0
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Old Hag
Stock character; a wizened old woman, often a malicious witch
Overview: A hag is a wizened old woman, or a kind of fairy or goddess having the appearance of such a woman, often found in folklore and children's tales such as Hansel and Gretel. Hags are often seen as malevolent ... 0
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Crone
Stock character; a malicious old woman, often occult or witch-like
Overview: The crone is a stock character in folklore and fairy tale, an old woman. In some stories, she is disagreeable, malicious, or sinister in manner, often with magical or supernatural associations that can ... 0
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Female hysteria
Outdated diagnosis and treatment for patients with multiple symptoms of a neurological condition
Overview: Female hysteria was once a common medical diagnosis for women, which was described as exhibiting a wide array of symptoms, including anxiety, shortness of breath, fainting, nervousness, sexual desire ... 0
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Trophy wife
A woman married to a man as a status symbol for her beauty
Overview: A trophy wife is personal merit besides her physical attractiveness, requires substantial expense for maintaining her appearance, is often unintelligent or unsophisticated, does very little of substance ... 0
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Harpy
Half-bird half-woman monsters associated with storm winds
Overview: In Greek mythology and Roman mythology, a harpy (plural harpies or Harpuiai, Greek: ἅρπυια, harpyia, Latin: harpȳia) is a half-human and half-bird personification of storm winds. They feature in Homeric ... 0
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WAGs
British journalese/slang for sportsmen's female partners
Overview: WAGs (or Wags) is an acronym used to refer to wives and girlfriends of high-profile sportspersons. The term may also be used in the singular form, WAG, to refer to a specific female partner or life partner ... 0
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Squaw
English language ethnic and sexual slur, historically used for Indigenous North American women; now considered offensive
Overview: The English word squaw is an ethnic and sexual slur, historically used for Indigenous North American women. Contemporary use of the term, especially by non-Natives, is considered offensive, derogatory ... 0
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Cat lady
Single woman who owns many pet cats
Overview: A cat lady is a cultural archetype or a stock character, often depicted as a woman, a middle-aged or elderly spinster, who owns many pet cats. The term can be considered a pejorative or may be affecti ... 0
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Spinster
Unmarried woman, often older
Overview: Spinster is a term referring to an unmarried woman who is older than what is perceived as the prime age range during which women usually marry. It could also indicate that a woman is considered unlikely ... 0
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Nasty woman
Phrase used by Donald Trump to describe Hillary Clinton
Overview: "Nasty woman" was a phrase used by 2016 American presidential candidate Donald Trump to refer to opponent Hillary Clinton during the third presidential debate. The phrase made worldwide news, became a ... 0
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Termagant
Medieval European term and character
Overview: In the Middle Ages, Termagant or Tervagant was the name of a god that some European Christians believed Muslims worshipped. It originates in the eleventh-century Song of Roland 0
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