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English
Etymology
Blend of effeminate + feminist
Noun
effeminist (plural effeminists)
- (historical) A member of a male homosexual movement opposing prejudices against effeminate behaviour.
1977, Jon Snodgrass, For men against sexism: a book of readings, page 112:The effeminists have reported that the Effeminist Manifesto, the second piece in this section, "condensed itself in our minds as the best expression of our own committed politics."