godbag

godbag
 n.β€” Β«So, I wonder what the chances are of talking feminists, pro-feminists and allies to feminists, in particular, out of using the word “godbag,” a word I’m currently seeing all over the internet?Β» β€”β€œβ€œGodbags”: Contempt, Gendered” by Cheryl Lindsey Seelhoff Women’s Space/The Margins Apr. 19, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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