womyn

American  

[woom-uhn] / ˈwʊm ən /

noun

plural

wimyn, womyn

1. a woman (used chiefly in feminist writing as an alternative spelling to avoid the suggestion of sexism perceived in the sequences m-a-n andm-e-n ).

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Usage

What does womyn mean? Womyn is an alternative way of spelling women, used by some feminists to avoid the perceived sexism in the suffix -men.

Etymology

Origin of womyn

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

Bad business, a hundred million Wait, wait, Mike says this should be a song about womyn But then he said he don't know any womyn I told him, 'Yo, I know like seven womyn.'

From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2011

I know womyn They like to go swimmin' They like to drink tea They like to think in the cool breeze from the East or the West Yo, womyn?

From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2011

The movie, though, is too traditional in mind-set not to make him a keeper, rather than letting Zoe descend into the horror of water births surrounded by drum-beating womyn.

From Time • Apr. 23, 2010

The movie though, is too traditional in mindset not to make him a keeper, rather than let Zoe descend into the horror of water births surrounded by drum beating womyn.

From Time • Apr. 23, 2010