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femme
[fem] 
–noun Slang.
| a lesbian who is notably feminine in appearance. |
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| femme (fěm) adj. Slang Exhibiting stereotypical or exaggerated feminine traits. Used especially of lesbians and gay men. n.
[French, from Old French, from Latin fēmina; see feminine.] |
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Femme
Femme\ (? or ?), n. [F.] A woman. See Feme, n. Femme de chambre. [F.] A lady's maid; a chambermaid.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : femme
Spanish:
asistente doméstico,
German:
die Tageshilfe,
Japanese:
通いのお手伝いさん
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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