# misogynoir

> English word · Noun · IPA /mɪˌsɒd͡ʒəˈnwɑː/

## Definitions
1. Contempt for, hatred of, or prejudice against black women.

## Etymology
Blend of misogyny (“contempt for, hatred of, or prejudice against women”) + French noir (“black”), coined by the African-American feminist activist and scholar Moya Bailey and first published in a 2010 online essay: see the quotation below.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/misogynoir