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Definition of femme adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

femme

adjective
 
/fem/
 
/fem/
(also fem)
(sometimes offensive)
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  1. feminine in appearance and behaviour (= having qualities considered typical of a woman) This word is most often used about lesbians, but it is sometimes also used about gay men.
    • To be butch or femme challenges traditional gender roles.
    • a model of modern femme identity
    compare butch see also bonne femme
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryFemme is used with these nouns:
    • lesbian
    See full entry
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