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fair sex
noun
- women as a group (usually used facetiously):
an insult to the fair sex.
fair sex
noun
- the fair sexthe fair sex women collectively
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fair sex1
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Idioms and Phrases
Girls or women, as in Many women would object to being called the fair sex nowadays . This euphemism uses fair in the sense of “physically beautiful” and is probably dying out. [Mid-1600s]Discover More
Example Sentences
The fair sex in the East is scarcely less addicted to the use of this weed.
But M. Nicklauss, with his great experience of the world, deemed this almost general abstention of the fair sex unnatural.
He is well liked by the male portion of his congregation, and is on excellent terms with the fair sex.
In another point, he has great advantage, from the limited number of the fair sex.
It also points out a very characteristic feature of these concerts—namely, the preponderance of the fair sex.
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