Frauenversteher

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German

Etymology

Frau +‎ -en- +‎ Versteher

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfraʊ̯ənfɛɐ̯ˌʃteːɐ/
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Noun

Frauenversteher m (strong, genitive Frauenverstehers, plural Frauenversteher)

  1. (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) man who knows how to read women, women whisperer
    • 2021 May 27, Christoph Twickel, quoting Jan Delay, “Ich will nicht so ein alter weißer Mann sein”, in Die Zeit:
      Das müssen wir alle klarkriegen: Bloß weil man sich als Antirassist und Frauenversteher sieht, kann man nicht die Regeln aufstellen, was rassistisch und sexistisch ist.
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