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English
Etymology
TERF + -en
Adjective
terven (comparative more terven, superlative most terven)
- (Internet slang) Characteristic of, related to, or espousing gender-critical or trans-exclusionary feminism.
2018 April 26, Pidge (but evil) (@radfempidge), Twitter[1]:Happy #ldov [Lesbian Day of Visibility] to all them terven ladies and deffos no to males UwU
2019 June 3, Roo B. (@roo_b_boy), Twitter[2]:There are those of the terven persuasion in my mentions and I have exactly no energy to deal today.
2020 August 28, terfery is afoot (@gynosupremacist), Twitter[3]:Hi gyns!! I'm a terven artist who makes radfem-themed patches!!
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:terven.
Noun
terven (countable and uncountable, plural tervens)
- (Internet slang, countable) A gender-critical or trans-exclusionary feminist.
2019 September 7, coffee spoons (@coffeespoons3), Twitter[4]:Any US radfems in the New England area? Watching with envy all the U.K. tervens getting to meet up
2022 May 4, Roo B. (@roo_b_boy), Twitter[5]:Hey friends there's a few tervens who are harrasing this incredibly important binder fund aimed at the GRT community,
2022 June 12, Wild Womyn Workshop (@Wild_Womyn), Twitter[6]:Tervens! I hope u all had a lovely weekend!
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:terven.
- (Internet slang, uncountable) Gender-critical or trans-exclusionary feminists collectively.
2020 August 18, Maya Forstater (@MForstater), Twitter[7]:I gots data (at least for UK Terven)
2020 December 15, Max has Nightmare Eyes (@chaoticgaythey), Twitter[8]:Because terven don't actually care about women's rights or equality
2022 June 16, Kara Dansky (@KDansky), Twitter[9]:Request, terven and allies. I'm looking for articles written by lesbians and gay men arguing that "queer" is still a homophobic slur.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:terven.
Usage notes
This term is used by both critics and supporters of gender-critical/trans-exclusionary feminism.
