feminazi
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Portmanteau of feminist and Nazi, popularized by politically conservative radio personality Rush Limbaugh, who credited his friend Tom Hazlett, a professor of law and economics at George Mason University, with coining the term.[1] However, this term or one similar may have been independently coined earlier.
[edit] Noun
feminazi (plural feminazis)
- (US, pejorative, derogatory) A radical or militant feminist, perceived to be intolerant of opposing views.
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- Limbaugh has specified that the term refers to "a feminist to whom the most important thing in life is ensuring that as many abortions as possible occur," saying at one point that, "There are fewer than twenty-five known Feminazis in the United States."[2][3] However, in practice the term has been used in a much wider context.
