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Definition of femme
1 : woman 1a
2 : a lesbian who is notably or stereotypically feminine in appearance and manner
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If an ambitious women’s studies major decided that her thesis would be a movie in which film-noir tropes of the femme fatale are married to a denunciation of the patriarchy, the result might be very close to William Oldroyd’s Lady Macbeth.
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His sensational story has generated widespread media coverage, with his sister, Catherine, portrayed as a femme fatale nicknamed the Black Widow who manipulated her younger brother to commit murder.
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Unfortunately for the fellas, femme fatales don’t just eat rival species.
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Violent Femmes and Echo & the Bunnymen Doors at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 25, at Crossroads KC Set your inner punk rocker free with this energetic outdoor concert.
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Besides my being more femme than some men, bisexual men are almost always stereotyped to be gay.
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There’s Eiza Gonzalez as Darling, a gun-toting, gum-smacking femme fatale.
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Joo made sure to maintain some of the more femme details in the space, like antique mirror tiles, while infusing some moodier touches like brass cabinets.
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However, Beyoncé largely focused on southern black femmes and their story.
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Origin and Etymology of femme
probably from French femme woman, from Old French feme, from Latin femina
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