wimmin

American  

[wim-in] / ˈwɪm ɪn /

plural noun

1. Eye Dialect. women (misspelled to convey a speaker's lack of education or an informal speech register).

   He won’t stoop to doing what he calls wimmin’s work.

2. women (used chiefly in feminist writing as an alternative spelling to avoid the suggestion of sexism perceived in the sequencem-e-n ).

   Wimmin’s rights are human rights.

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Etymology

Origin of wimmin

First recorded in 1710–15 wimmin for def. 1; 1975–80 wimmin for def. 2

Example Sentences

“Wimmin’s Comix Collective took the path that many women’s or political collectives do over the years and became a hotbed of bickering and power plays,” Ms. Noomin told a conference in 2003.

From New York Times

Evaristo’s dedication sets the tone: “For the sisters & the sistas & the sistahs & the sistren & the women & the womxn & the wimmin & the womyn & our brethren & our bredrin & our brothers & our bruvs & our men & our mandem & the LGBTQI+ members of the human family.”

From New York Times

She eventually lures Dominique away to a “wimmin’s commune” called Spirit Moon, a place vaguely reminiscent of Toni Morrison’s “Paradise.”

From Washington Post

Part of her thesis project showcased several variants of the word “women,” including “Women,” “Wimmin,” “Womin,” “Womyn” in blue and yellow letters printed on silk.

From New York Times

“Wimmin,” after the Old English original, was one of the first alternative words to show up in the 1900s.

From New York Times