terfa

Spanish

Etymology

From English TERF +‎ -a (-ess, used to form feminine singular nouns).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈteɾfa/ [ˈt̪eɾ.fa]
  • Rhymes: -eɾfa
  • Syllabification: ter‧fa

Noun

terfa m or f by sense (plural terfas)

  1. (derogatory) TERF
    Synonym: TERF
    • 2021 January 3, Juana Gallego, “Terfas a la hoguera”, in Público[1], retrieved 6 January 2024:
      Ya casi nadie utiliza el término feminazi con el que la carcundia reaccionaria insultaba a las feministas. Ahora la manera moderna de elevarse moralmente sobre las feministas que se atreven –que nos atrevemos– a cuestionar la denominada identidad de género o que se muestran contrarias al aún más disparatado concepto de autoidentificación de género es terfa.
      Now almost no one uses the term feminazi, which the reactionary mob used to affront feminists. Currently the modern way of morally elevating oneself over feminists who dare –and we do dare– to question the so-called gender identity, or who oppose the even more absurd concept of gender self-identification, is TERF.