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None of these definitions mention gender at all. Indeed, the adjective would appear to be gender neutral - until you look at the example sentences given by the dictionary ... Not one refers to a 'feisty male'. The closest is 'feisty parents', but the others refer to a 'feisty teenage daughter', a 'feisty mother' and a quote reading: 'Why were even the most intelligent and feisty women so foolish when it came to being hopelessly in love?' (from the book Tickled Pink).
It's no wonder that Downton Abbey actress Daisy Lewis has said that 'feisty' is her "least favourite word". She told the Mail on Sunday's You magazine: "Have you ever heard a man described as feisty? Have you heard a male character described as feisty? I think not." Hurrah for Lewis - she has uncovered yet another word that shows the vocabularly gender divide - and a wider level of everyday sexism. It couldn't be more timely either. Sheryl Sandberg and Beyoncé are already spearheading a campaign to 'Ban Bossy'. While a new study has shown how 'abrasive' is regularly used to describe women in the workplace.
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