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fem

[fem] Slang.
–adjective
1. feminine.
–noun
2. a woman.
3. femme.

Origin:
by shortening

fem.

femme

[fem]
–noun Slang.
a lesbian who is notably feminine in appearance.
Also, fem.


Origin:
< F: woman; see feme
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Word Origin & History

femme 
from Fr., lit. "woman." Slang meaning "passive and more feminine partner in a lesbian couple" is first attested 1961; femme fatale "attractive and dangerous woman" attested from 1912.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: fem
Function: abbreviation
1 female
2 feminine
3 femur
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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