ewphoria

noun
/juːˈfɔː.ɹi.ə/UK/juˈfo.ɹi.ə/US

Etymology

Blend of ew + euphoria.

  1. derived from εὐφορίᾱ
  2. borrowed from euphoria
  3. compounded as ewphoria — “ew + euphoria

Definitions

  1. A combination of gender euphoria with feelings of disgust, revulsion, or discomfort,…

    A combination of gender euphoria with feelings of disgust, revulsion, or discomfort, resulting from one's gender identity being affirmed by bigoted, predatory, or creepy behavior by others.

    • Jacey felt a surge of ewphoria at the bar when a couple of drunken old men leered at her.
    • I got hassled by protestors outside planned parenthood a couple times before they banned that and it was definitely some r/ewphoria how they hassled me to “save the life inside you” or whatever, yay I passed but also go away please
    • This is so relatable, but also kinda good for me sometimes? Like the one time I got catcalled in girlmode and it was actually weirdly euphoric. Ewphoria, as it were.

The neighborhood

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