Femmer

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Thin, fragile. Northern-England
  2. 2
    comparative form of femme: more femme comparative, form-of

    "If we see couples into butch-femme relationships, we go, "Oh, yick!" GRACE: Perhaps I'm a little butchier than she is and she's a little femmer. We both cook. I'm more of a breakfast cook and she's more of a dinner cook."

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"If we see couples into butch-femme relationships, we go, "Oh, yick!" GRACE: Perhaps I'm a little butchier than she is and she's a little femmer. We both cook. I'm more of a breakfast cook and she's more of a dinner cook."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Likely from Old Norse fimr (“nimble, agile”).

Etymology 2

From femme + -er.

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