Femme
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Someone who identifies as being feminine or embodies a lot of traditionally feminine characteristics. It's a common misconception that all femmes are passive or submissive, though.
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n.) A gender identity in which someone (female, male or other) has an awareness of cultural standards of femininity and actively embodies a feminine appearance, role, or archetype. It is usually--but not always--associated with a gay or queer sexual identity/sexuality. It is usually more accentuated and intentional than a straight female gender identity or gender presentation and often challenges standards of femininity through exaggeration, parody or transgression of gender norms.
n.) A person (male, female or other) who identifies and/or presents a femme gender identity.
v.) To actively embody a femme identity or gender presentation.
adj.) intentionally, cleverly feminine. Feminine in a non-traditional way--or referring to something/one male (or non-female) that/whom is related to or embodies a conscious femininity. -
an overtly feminine dressing/acting lesbian. as opposed to a butch woman. sometimes used to describe a gay man.
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a girly lesbian.
lesbian stereotype - butch and femme -
A rendition of the term [feminine]. Loosely defined to mean an attractive young [female]. Sounds cute, as they are.
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a very feminine lesbian who wears make up, thongs, baby tees, mini skirts, fishnet thigh highs, tight jeans, etc. A femme is submissive and will most likely have a stud or butch girlfriend.
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-A Lesbian who is going out with a Stud.
The Stud is the girl as a boy and the Femme is the girl in the relationship -
As well as a traditionally femminine lesbian, femme can mean a man who is acting unmasculine or who is being a pussy. Kind of like ladyboy or girlie man. (see Airheads)
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(N.) In a lesbian relationship, the femme has the more passive mentality (in most cases).
A femme typically dresses more feminine, and enjoys the normal girly activities (ie. shopping, hanging out with girlfriends, cuddling).
A femme is stereotypically used to describe a feminine lesbian, also called a pillow princess.
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n. A passive lesbian. From the French, femme which means woman or female.
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(of a gay woman) behaving in a traditionally female way:
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