fair sex



fair sex

Girls or women, as in Many women would object to being called the fair sex nowadays. This euphemism uses fair in the sense of "physically beautiful" and is probably dying out. [Mid-1600s]
See also: fair, sex

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ŽEljko-Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
CristiÁNkree-STYAHNSpanish
Raiden-Far Eastern Mythology
Gunhilda-Scandinavian (Rare)
TreesTRAY:S (Dutch)Dutch, Limburgish
Yesha'yahu-Biblical Hebrew