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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Not masculine; not characteristic of, typical of, or appropriate for a man, unmanly..
Characteristics labeled as unmasculine or as failure to conform to gender expectations include observable behaviors such as avoidance of rough-and-tumble play, typical boys' games, and athletic activities; no imagining of oneself as a sports figure; and no desire to grow up to be like one's father.
A fag is profoundly unmasculine, yet possesses the ability to penetrate and thus render any boy unmasculine.
Fusionism, Hammer said, is “inherently effete, limp, and, as Hillsdale College’s David Azerrad might say, unmasculine.”
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Unmasculine means Not masculine; not characteristic of, typical of, or appropriate for a man, unmanly..
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Characteristics labeled as unmasculine or as failure to conform to gender expectations include observable behaviors such as avoidance of rough-and-tumble play, typical boys' games, and athletic activities; no imagining of oneself as a sports figure; and no desire to grow up to be like one's father.
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