phallocentric
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌfalə(ʊ)ˈsɛntɹɪk/
Adjective
phallocentric (comparative more phallocentric, superlative most phallocentric)
- Focused on the phallus, especially as a symbol of male dominance; characterised by male attitudes, focused on men. [from 20th c.]
- 1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest […], Boston, Mass., New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 25:
- His shame at what she might on the other hand perceive as his slimy phallocentric conduct toward her made it easier for him to avoid her, as well.
Related terms
Translations
Focus on the phallus or on a male point of view.
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