pro-circ
adjEtymology From pro- + circ.
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Informal Supportive of male infant circumcision.
- Sensing victory, the pro-circ enthusiasts gleefully chirped it meant that “circumcised men have more fun,” are more creative, and have a more expansive libido.2002, Terri Hamilton, Skin Flutes & Velvet Gloves: A Collection of Facts and Fancies, Legends and Oddities About the Body's Private Parts, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, page 238:
- For example, my own work was erroneously construed as "pro-circ" by a posting on the anticircumcision Internet listserv called INTACT-L (short for intact-list). "Who's this?" asked the participant. "Seems like pro-circ works in progress at DePauw University in Indiana. Any intactivists on campus?"2006, Eric Kline Silverman, From Abraham to America: A History of Jewish Circumcision, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 244:
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- Her husband was circumcised, and his family was very pro-circ — not for any religious reason, they just "thought it looked better."2012, Willow Yamauchi, Bad Mommy, Insomniac Press, →ISBN, page 70:
- Antonyms
- anti-circ