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Meaning of gender-vague | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Of uncertain or ambiguous gender; not revealing gender or sexuality.

Examples

“Eskridge complicates the story's implications further by never revealing the gender of the narrator (who is Jo(e)'s director), either by name — it's the gender-vague though suggestive "Mars" — or by pronoun.”
“Performers who scrupulously stuck to gender-vague lyrics, refused to talk about their personal lives, and dithered about avoiding labels and identities, began to feel the pressure from their fans.”
“Her gender-vague nickname of "Moe" suited not only her persona then, but it also fed into the modish androgyny with which the group became associated through Warhol.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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