What is a woman?

[Republic of Lamers]

Describe what a woman is without using the word "woman" in your definition.

[Zilkenian Davenport]

I'm guessing the whole "Lets talk about Trump" thing finally wore off and now it's all about ladies.

It's hard to ask how Trump feels about this, so I'll ask the ladies:

How do you feel about all this attention you're getting in Off Topic?

[Dobke]

Azza ☠ původně napsal:

A woman is a man with "wo" in front of it.

Yet that doesn't make sense, till you go back, where it would of been "womman" (Middle English) > "wifmann" (Old English)

A compound of "wif" which means female and "mann" which means a person / human being.

Thus is equivalent to wife + person.
Where as a man is just a person / human being.

"Female" is the Latin word "Femina", meaning "woman", while the Latin word for man is "Vir", yet we just use "male" instead, which is just part of "fe-male".

Back in the 13th to 16th centuries, even the word “girl” could be applied to either gender as it just means young person. The word "boy" actually came from "boi" meaning servant (which just happened to generally be young and male).

Very well explained, but I'd like to add that "male" most likely didn't come from "fe-male" rather it was originated from the old french "masle" which also derived from the Latin "masculus". Which means "Man." In some parts of the world, there was a Latin word "mascula" that also meant Woman.

[Azza ☠]

Dobke původně napsal:

Azza ☠ původně napsal:

A woman is a man with "wo" in front of it.

Yet that doesn't make sense, till you go back, where it would of been "womman" (Middle English) > "wifmann" (Old English)

A compound of "wif" which means female and "mann" which means a person / human being.

Thus is equivalent to wife + person.
Where as a man is just a person / human being.

"Female" is the Latin word "Femina", meaning "woman", while the Latin word for man is "Vir", yet we just use "male" instead, which is just part of "fe-male".

Back in the 13th to 16th centuries, even the word “girl” could be applied to either gender as it just means young person. The word "boy" actually came from "boi" meaning servant (which just happened to generally be young and male).

Very well explained, but I'd like to add that "male" most likely didn't come from "fe-male" rather it was originated from the old french "masle" which also derived from the Latin "masculus". Which means "Man." In some parts of the world, there was a Latin word "mascula" that also meant Woman.

Thanks for the correction.

[Z]

Breathe původně napsal:

I don’t think anyone here has actually met a woman before.

[fent cart]

If It Ain't Woke, Don't Fix It původně napsal:

Describe what a woman is without using the word "woman" in your definition.

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⠀⠀⠘⠻⣿⣷⣝⢻⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⡏⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⢸⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⢁⣀⣘⣿⣿⡟⣰⣿⡟
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠛⠛⠛⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⣧⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠰⣤⣬⣭⣬⣿⣿⡿⠛⠁⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⡿⢿⡿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⠋⠙⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⡷⠨⣵⣜⢦⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⡾⠇⠀⠀⠈⠻⢶⣦⣄⣀⣤⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣶⠻⣿⣡⣤⠀⠈⣻⣷⣮⣟⣲⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⡛⠋⢨⣽⠻⣿⡦⣄⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⡟⣹⣯⣿⣿⣿⡏⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⢹⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⠛⠻⢶⣶⣖⡰⠇⢿⡄⢹⣷⣿⣝⠿⣄⢸⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣷⣿⣿⡿⠿⣿⣧⣼⣿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣶⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠛⠿⠷⠿⠾⠻⠿⠿⠿⠛⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠁⠀⠀⠈⡉⠉⠁⠀⠀⢈⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⣀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

[always superspecial]

The xx chromosome.

[JD]

A woman is born with a tuna tunnel.

[AerSilver ♞]

Face Diaper původně napsal:

tuna tunnel.

I died

[GunsForBucks]

Sugar
Spice
Everything Nice

I thought everyone knew that!

[HypersleepyNaputunia]

apparently just a person that thinks they are one

side benefit

during war draft the entire population chooses to be female temporarily.

[Sarge the Comfy Gaming Doggo]

GunsForBucks původně napsal:

Sugar
Spice
Everything Nice

I thought everyone knew that!

You forgot chemical XX

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJbQDO_7emw

[GunsForBucks]

Sarge Werbenjagermanjensen #1 původně napsal:

GunsForBucks původně napsal:

Sugar
Spice
Everything Nice

I thought everyone knew that!

You forgot chemical XX

Well Smitty, I didn't think we were making PP Girls

[Uncle Sam]

Sarge Werbenjagermanjensen #1 původně napsal:

GunsForBucks původně napsal:

Sugar
Spice
Everything Nice

I thought everyone knew that!

You forgot chemical XX

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJbQDO_7emw

[Swarmfly]

A mysterious creature beyond understanding.

[sleeps]

coffee