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- noun
Eye dialect spelling ofwomen .
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Examples
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The word "wimmin" was coined to describe feminists so that the word "men" didn't pollute the noun.
Evening Standard - Home Joshi Herrmann 2011
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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