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  2. Alternative spellings of woman - Wikipedia

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    The terms womyn and womxn have been criticized for being unnecessary or confusing neologisms, due to the uncommonness of mxn to describe men. [8] [9] [10]The word womyn has been criticized by transgender people [11] [12] due to its usage in trans-exclusionary radical feminist circles which exclude trans women from identifying into the category of "woman", particularly the term womyn-born womyn.

  3. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    woman's undepilated external genitalia (obscene slang) vagina (slang) bender: derogatory expression for a gay man, referring to the act of bending over to permit buggery. an expression for a binge drinking spree. bespoke (esp. of apparel) made to the customer's specification (US: custom-made, tailor-made) pret. of bespeak bill

  4. Gender marking in job titles - Wikipedia

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    Studies found that people assume maleness when they read job titles with -man, [9] [11] and they found that women were less likely to apply to jobs that used -man in their application. [ 11 ] During the 19th century, attempts to overlay Latin grammar rules onto English required the use of feminine endings in nouns ending with -ess. [ 12 ]

  5. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    people mover or people carrier a minivan or other passenger van pernickety fastidious, precise or over-precise (US: persnickety) Perspex * Trade name for Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), a transparent thermoplastic sometimes called "acrylic glass" (US: Plexiglass, trade name of a form produced earlier in the U.S.) perverting the course of justice

  6. List of garments having different names in American and ...

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    garment worn over genitals as underwear - gender specific term (women) knickers [28] panties [29] Garment worn over genitals as underwear - gender neutral term pants, [26] underwear, underpants [30] underwear, underpants [30] Garment worn inside the home. Dressing gown [31] Bathrobe, [32] robe

  7. Sex differences in human physiology - Wikipedia

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    The human brain. Differences in male and female brain size are relative to body size. [83] Early research into the differences between male and female brains showed that male brains are, on average, larger than female brains. This research was frequently cited to support the assertion that women are less intelligent than men.

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  9. Outdoor recreation - Wikipedia

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    Theodore Roosevelt was a noted outdoorsman, conservationist, and big-game hunter Author and sportsman Ernest Hemingway was a record-holding trophy fisherman, seen here with several marlins caught on a trip to Bimini in 1935. Outdoor enthusiast and outdoorsy are terms for a person who enjoys outdoor recreation.