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  • noun Eye dialect spelling of women.

Etymologies

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Eye dialect, also used as a feminist spelling of the word women in order to deliberately exclude the word men.

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Examples

  • The word "wimmin" was coined to describe feminists so that the word "men" didn't pollute the noun.

    Evening Standard - Home Joshi Herrmann 2011

  • I see that you've found words for the odd pervasiveness of what looks like gender questioning masculinity in wimmin's community.

    WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME AGAIN Maggie Jochild 2007

  • Coming as I do from the era when women were called "wimmin" and bad cess to the bold biddies, I find it hard to hear the word "lady" without a comedic overtone.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Vicki Woods 2011

  • K, wut do yoo calls a wimmin wut duz teh wurk ob 3 mens?

    Stinky Feet - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008

  • All of you guys made good points, but rather than risking ruining a perfectly good day by talking Religion & Politics, talk about fishin 'or huntin' of even "wimmin"?

    Leave It At The Dock 2009

  • All of you guys made good points, but rather than risking ruining a perfectly good day by talking Religion & Politics, talk about fishin 'or huntin' of even "wimmin"?

    Leave It At The Dock 2009

  • For the types Blair now calls "wimmin", there were all-women shortlists and a minister for women; for magazine editors, Blair held flattering lunches; and for civilians, focus groups like the one at which Alastair Campbell, in a break from squabbling with his colleagues, found himself shocked by the all-girl superficiality.

    What woman could ever compete with Tony 'cojones' Blair? 2010

  • I have noticed this annoying habit among Labour 'wimmin' before, especially the Blair babes contingent, of which she is undoubtedly a member.

    FANTASY POLITICS 2009

  • James: Normally it's tucked away in 'wimmin's lifestyle' but it was in the editorial pages of Observer complete with picture of Polly Who Does Not Have A Dolly.

    More useless female journalism. Ms Robinson 2009

  • Given the appalling decline in educational standards and social mores, and the influence of certain ill educated, unintelligent and all too obviously misandrist 'wimmin', I doubt that things have changed other than for the worse as far as men are concerned.

    [cry rape] sorting out the truth from the lies 2009

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