femininomenon

English

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Etymology

Blend of feminine +‎ phenomenon, coined by Chappell Roan in her 2022 single "Femininomenon". Chappell created the word because it was "a phenomenon if sleeping with a man [was] better than sleeping with a girl".^[1] She expanded on this in a Reddit comment.^[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfɛmɪnɪnɑməˌnɑn/, /-nən/

Noun

femininomenon

A phenomenon consisting of a man being as good as a woman.

Translations

nonce word

Spanish: femininomenón

References

^ Sam Prance (2024 January 16) “Chappell Roan breaks down every song on The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess: Making The Album”, in Capital‎^[1]: “We just kind of obviously made the word up. It was about how it's a phenomenon if sleeping with a man is better than sleeping with a girl. From my perspective, at least.”
^ Chappell Roan (2022 October 26) “I'm Chappell Roan and I'm so excited to answer all your questions!”, in Reddit‎^[2]: “ummm no man could literally get me off (stilll^[sic] the case ᵔᴥᵔ) and my cowriter and i were just messing around and made up the word haha! it's so weird”

[1] Sam Prance (2024 January 16) “Chappell Roan breaks down every song on The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess: Making The Album”, in Capital‎^[1]: “We just kind of obviously made the word up. It was about how it's a phenomenon if sleeping with a man is better than sleeping with a girl. From my perspective, at least.”

[2] Chappell Roan (2022 October 26) “I'm Chappell Roan and I'm so excited to answer all your questions!”, in Reddit‎^[2]: “ummm no man could literally get me off (stilll^[sic] the case ᵔᴥᵔ) and my cowriter and i were just messing around and made up the word haha! it's so weird”

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