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Effeminate vs Pussify - What's the difference?

effeminate | pussify |

As verbs the difference between effeminate and pussify

is that effeminate is (archaic) to make womanly; to unman while pussify is (slang) to make weak and effeminate.

As an adjective effeminate

is (often|derogatory|of a man or boy) having behaviour or mannerisms considered unmasculine or typical of a woman or girl; feminine.

effeminate

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (often, derogatory, of a man or boy) Having behaviour or mannerisms considered unmasculine or typical of a woman or girl; feminine.
  • * Bishop Hurd
    • An effeminate and unmanly foppery.
  • (obsolete) womanly; tender
  • * Shakespeare
    • Gentle, kind, effeminate remorse.

    Synonyms

    * camp * swish

    Verb

    (effeminat)
  • (archaic) To make womanly; to unman.
  • * , Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.134:
    • the studie of sciences doth more weaken and effeminate mens minds, than corroborate and adapt them to warre.
  • * John Locke
    • It will not corrupt or effeminate children's minds.

    Related terms

    * effeminacy ----

    pussify

    English

    Verb

  • (slang) To make weak and effeminate.
  • * 1998 , George Carlin, Brain Droppings
    • It's a perfectly noble and respectable word. So let's look at this pussified , trendy bullshit phrase, Native Americans . First of all, they're not natives.
  • * 2004 , Eric Dezenhall, Shakedown Beach
    • The old men who were dying in the Frank Sinatra Wing were here in part because they thought cholesterol was a concept invented by feminists to pussify them...
  • * 2006 , Alan Goldsher, Modest Mouse: A Pretty Good Read?
    • ...to pussify their sound in order to appeal to the lowest common denominator, which will theoretically help that corporation move a bajillion units.
  • * 2006 , Wallace Williamson, Collins Crossing
    • ...how she kept telling him that he was getting too pussified to be seen with her by Marines.