femmy
/ˈfɛmi/informal
adjective
1Originally US. Female; feminine.
2Chiefly depreciative. Of a man, his appearance, etc.: resembling, characteristic of, or suggestive of a woman; effeminate.
- Sometimes with implication of homosexuality..
3Of, relating to, or designating a lesbian who adopts a traditionally feminine identity or appearance.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Billboard. From fem- + -y; perhaps influenced also by femme or its etymon French femme.
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