womyn

Definition

Feminist spelling of woman.

Etymology

From woman and women; respelled so as not to contain the words man or men. Compare myn.

Example Sentences

• "Summoning all my courage, I touched and kissed a womyn for the first time. I cannot describe what I felt at that moment."
• "I dug with my bare hands through the bullshit where beneath I discovered a womyn. She was an incredibly angry womyn, but a womyn nonetheless."
• "And I'm sure you know that so many straight womyn are so miserable that "going to the shrink" has become their major occupation, if they can afford it."