Definition of "Weinstein"

Weinstein

/ˈwaɪnstiːn/

proper noun
plural Weinsteins
1. An occupational or ornamental surname from German.
2. An ornamental surname from Yiddish.
verb
third-person singular simple present Weinsteins, present participle Weinsteining, simple past and past participle Weinsteined
1. (slang) To make inappropriate sexual advances, especially from a position of power.
  Quotations
  After all, long before the #MeToo movement exposed workplace cultures of sexual harrasment and assault, before “getting Weinsteined” became colloquial shorthand for being forced into nonconsensual sexual acts for fear of losing one's job, Black women had been leading the charge against racialized sexual […]]
  [2023, Hajar Yazdiha, The Struggle for the People’s King: How Politics Transforms the Memory of the Civil Rights Movement, Princeton University Press, page 165
2. (transitive, uncommon) To accuse someone in an influential position of sexual harassment.
  Quotations
  None of this should be hard. There are too many allegations settled for too much money for O’Reilly to receive the benefit of the doubt. It’s time for O’Reilly to be Weinsteined.
  2017 October 22, David French, “It’s Time for Bill O’Reilly To Be Weinsteined”, in National Review‎
  Waiting to Be Weinsteined: When Will Accusations of Sexual Harassment Arise in Architecture? [title]
  2017 November 21, Aaron Betsky, “Waiting to Be Weinsteined: When Will Accusations of Sexual Harassment Arise in Architecture?”, in Architect Magazine‎

Definition of "Weinstein"

Weinstein

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verb

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