Wimmin, Wimps, and Wallflowers: An Encyclopaedic Dictionary by Philip H. Herbst

By Philip H. Herbst

This name takes on phrases and expressions that malign gender or sexual orientation, or create controversy and confusion. a few of the phrases or expressions during this dictionary are recognizeable immediately for his or her bias, others are phrases we frequently use with out knowing their underlying that means or with no figuring out how their meanings were twisted to fit the needs of these who demean others. The expressions make clear how our lives are formed by means of discovered notions of gender and sexual orientation - particularly, how phrases are used to place a few teams down and privilege others. The dictionary presents: etymologies, replacement spellings, the entire variety of definitions, adjustments in which means through the years or between a variety of teams, and quotations.

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See MOTHER. apron; apron strings. Apron, a reference to a woman, from the name of the garment that stereotypically links women with kitchen chores. The term was used in the slang sense mostly early in the twentieth century, but the reference is still heard. A young man “tied to his mother’s apron strings” is said to be dominated by her, or to be a sissy. Similarly, a man may be tied to his wife’s apron strings and thus be regarded as servile to her, a culturally unacceptable role for a man. See also CANDY - ASS, EFFEMINATE , FLOWER , MAMA ’ S BOY , MILKSOP , MILQUETOAST, NAMBY-PAMBY, PANSY, PUSSYWHIPPED, SISSY, SKIRT, WIMP, WUSS.

Bat. A reference to a female prostitute who prowls the streets at night for customers (most bat species forage at night) or to any woman of ill repute (see also CHICKEN, OWL, QUAIL), first appearing in the seventeenth century. By the twentieth century, bat came to mean a woman considered difficult or quarrelsome, usually middle-aged or older (often as old bat; see also BAG), or an ugly woman or 16 bathing beauty man. ” Partridge (1984) says the more recent meaning may have derived from the association of bats with witches.

Similarly, crybaby, a common jeer among children, is a label most boys fear, and one that may restrain them from seeking aid or comfort when they need it. Crybaby is also applied to girls. A “babyface” is a man who is too pretty, youthful, or soft to be mean. In wrestling lingo, he is the good guy. Associated with immaturity, baby is also applied as a negative sanction by adults or other children to control a child’s behavior. Although the parent does not take the word as a slur, baby is a despised identity for most children, regardless of sex (Cahill 1986, 301–02).

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