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femmes

  • plural
    of femme.
    femme

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People who engage in romantic relationships with men — women, femmes, gay men, etc. — are socialized to be ever-forgiving, to have infinite patience and compassion.

From Los Angeles Times May 8, 2026

Black trans femmes have been and currently are at the forefront of social liberation movements, while experiencing unique forms of targeted discrimination, oppression, and violence.

From Science Magazine Mar. 14, 2024

And I want to make sure that we don’t dismiss the work done by all the women and femmes in the space, who have been fighting for you guys.

From Seattle Times Nov. 29, 2023

"When I look out to the audience and I see women or femmes connecting to it, I think maybe you know," Sawayama says.

From BBC Sep. 27, 2023

I see a hedge; I see wild rose, honeysuckle, black briony—herbe aux femmes battues, the French poetically call it—blackberry, hawthorn, and elder.

From The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies by Besant, Walter, Sir