ad feminam

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Coined as a female equivalent for ad hominem.

Adjective[edit]

ad feminam (not comparable)

  1. Related to an invalid response to an argument by attacking the woman who made it in a sexist manner.

Adverb[edit]

ad feminam (not comparable)

  1. In a manner that attacks a woman in a sexist manner instead of her argument.

Noun[edit]

ad feminam (plural ad feminams)

  1. An invalid response to an argument by deploying a sexist attack against the woman who made it.

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