phallocentric

English

Etymology

From phallo- ‎ -centric.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌfalə(ʊ)ˈsɛntɹɪk/

Adjective

phallocentric (comparative more phallocentric, superlative most phallocentric)

1. Focused on the phallus, especially as a symbol of male dominance; characterised by male attitudes, focused on men. [from 20th c.]
   • 1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest […], Boston, Mass., New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 25:

     His shame at what she might on the other hand perceive as his slimy phallocentric conduct toward her made it easier for him to avoid her, as well.

Related terms

• phallocentrism
• phallocratic

Translations

Focus on the phallus or on a male point of view.

• Catalan: fal·locèntric (ca)
• French: phallocentrique (fr)
• Italian: fallocentrico
• Portuguese: falocêntrico
• Spanish: falocéntrico
• Swedish: fallocentrisk (sv)