discordant couple n.— «Jim, 31, says he and his wife, June, are “a discordant couple,” meaning that one is infected with the AIDS virus and the other isn’t.» —“Aids Threat To Women Increasing” by Kay...
global gag rule n.— «The latest reincarnation of the Mexico City Policy, termed the “Global Gag Rule” by women’s advocates, including Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, would go far beyond the current legal prohibitions on...
liver n.— «Several women do not have the “liver” in local parlance, to insist that their partners or husbands use condoms.» —“Microbicides: Giving Women Power Over Aids” by Victoria Ibanga Daily...
two-spirited adj.— «Issues of similarity and difference are played out in a different way in Sabine Lang’s account of the difficulties she faced trying to carry out research among Native American “two-spirited” women...
boy beater n.— «Women’s tank. Just in time for Summer, American Apparel has added four new colors to its ribbed tank style 3308, the Boy Beater.» —“New products” Wearables Business July 1, 2002. (source: Double...
igobe n.— «He has coined another phrase comparing what is happening within the Parliamentary Advocacy Forum (PAFO) to igobe (Runyankore-Rukiga for dogs on heat). “You see when dogs are in igobe, they cease reasoning. They sometimes...