女拳

Chinese

female; woman; daughter fist
trad. (女拳)
simp. #(女拳)
alternative forms 女👊

Etymology

Blend of 女權女权 (nǚquán, “feminism; feminist”) and (quán, “fist”).

Pronunciation


Noun

女拳

  1. (Internet slang, derogatory, offensive) radical feminist; feminazi
    • 2021 January 11, “当女权成为“女拳”:中国的女性主义者为何在互联网遭到“反击” [When Feminism Becomes "Radical Feminism": Why Chinese Feminists Face Backlash Online]”, in BBC News 中文:
      尽管杨笠并未公开表示自己是一名女权主义者,但在社交媒体上,纷至沓来的批评留言都用“女拳”的字样形容她和她的支持者
      jǐnguǎn yáng lì bìng wèi gōngkāi biǎoshì zìjǐ shì yī míng nǚ quán zhǔyì zhě, dàn zài shèjiāo méitǐ shàng, fēnzhìdálái de pīpíng liúyán dōu yòng “nǚ quán” de zìyàng xíngróng tā hé tā de zhīchí zhě
      Although Yang Li has not publicly identified herself as a feminist, she and her supporters have been subjected to a barrage of criticism on social media using the term "feminazi."

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