womanspeak

English

Alternative forms

• woman-speak

Etymology

woman +‎ -speak

Noun

womanspeak (uncountable)

1. (derogatory or humorous) Communication by women viewed as nagging, critical, or shallow.
   • 2012, Barry Cooper, Stopping the Epidemic of Divorce: Practical Steps to Stop Divorce in Its Tracks, unnumbered page:

     Women often punish men without even knowing it. For example, a woman may say, "This trash fills up quickly." This is woman-speak for, "Get up right now and take out the trash."

   • 2012, James L. Rubart, Soul's Gate, unnumbered page:

     "Come on, are you kidding me? Really?"
     Brandon patted his chest, then the front pockets of his jeans. "Oh no. It looks like I forgot my woman-speak code breaker at home, so do you mind helping me out with a little translation on what I'm missing?"

   • 2014, Raymond D. Petty, Thug Love: Why Women Are Attracted to Bad Boys, page 95:

     It was clear that this was womanspeak and that they were familiar with this term because there wasn't the customary smiles and laughs that usually follow such novel-type statements.

Coordinate terms

• manspeak

See also

• femspeak