phallocentric
Britishadjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of phallocentric
C20: from phallus + -centric
Example Sentences
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I’ve rolled my eyes at hipster dads earnestly discussing – through their stupid beards – Anna’s feminism and the post-ironic phallocentric dialectic of Olaf the snowman’s carrot nose.
From The Guardian • Dec. 13, 2015
The novel might sound like a feminist revenge fantasy but it is far more complex than that: Carter parodies matriarchal myths, illustrating that they often end up reinforcing phallocentric representations of women's bodies.
From The Guardian • Mar. 20, 2013
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