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beardom

noun
/ˈbɛədəm/UK

Etymology

From bear + -dom.

  1. derived from *ǵʰwer-✻ — “wild animal”
  2. derived from *bʰerH-✻ — “shining, brown”
  3. inherited from *bʰerH-✻ — “brown”
  4. inherited from *berô✻
  5. inherited from *berō✻
  6. inherited from bera
  7. inherited from bere
  8. suffixed as beardom — “bear + dom”

Definitions

  1. The state, essence, or quality of being a bear (the mammal).

    • There were two kinds of beardom opposed here, two futures, two destinies.

  2. The state of being a bear (in homosexual subculture).

    • Coordinate term: twinkdom

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA