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From: Chris Croughton <chris@keristor.net>
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Subject: Re: Misogynist / Philogynist ...How about terms for the other half ??
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 17:47:06 +0100
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On 10 Jun 2005 08:21:53 -0700, TheServerSide
<gfisher_20012000@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Most (some) of us know:
>
> Mysogynist - a man that hates women
It's 'misogynist' (surprises a lot of people that it uses 'i' instead of
'y'), and the reverse is 'misandry' / 'misandrist'.
> Philogynist - a man that loves women
'Philandry' and 'philandrist' don't seem to exist, although the original
meaning of 'philanderer' was a "lover of men" (since it was Greek in
origin it was probably applied to men who loved men).
> Anyone know the proper terms for women that love/hate men ??
See also philanthropist/misanthropist (liker and hater of people in
general).
Chris C
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