TERF

American  

[turf] / tɜrf /

noun

Disparaging.

1. trans-exclusionary radical feminist: an advocate of radical feminism who does not believe that transgender people's gender identities are legitimate, and who is hostile to the inclusion of trans women in the feminist movement.

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Usage

What does TERF mean? TERF is an acronym for "trans-exclusionary radical feminism" or "trans-exclusionary radical feminist."

Etymology

Origin of TERF

Coined in 2008 by Australian feminist writer Viv Smythe as “a deliberately technically neutral description”

Example Sentences

Ms Bird said she was called "an Illiberal Terf", suspended from the Lib Dems and banned from standing as an MP for a decade.

From BBC

Terf stands for trans-exclusionary radical feminist.

From BBC

Rowling — whom many have condemned as a trans-exclusionary radical feminist, or TERF.

From Los Angeles Times

Rowling -- who is often derided as a "TERF" -- and liberal activists who believe that someone could change their biological sex.

From Fox News

In her post, Ms. Rowling described how she’s been labeled a “TERF” — or Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminist — by trans activists ever since she spoke out in support of Maya Forstater, a former visiting fellow at the Centre for Global Development who was fired in 2018 for purportedly using “offensive and exclusionary” language after she claimed “men cannot change into women” on Twitter.

From Washington Times