misogynoir

noun

mi·​sog·​y·​noir mə-ˌsä-jə-ˈnwär 

: hatred of, aversion to, or prejudice against Black women

During [Ketanji Brown] Jackson's hearing, a national audience got to witness misogynoir in action, the crossroads of misogyny and racism that's a lived experience familiar to the judge and so many Black women.

—Renée Graham

Misogynoir is rampant in ways that may not even be realized. The hashtag #SayHerName was created in 2014 to highlight misogynoir and how stories of Black women and girls often go overlooked, unnoticed and untold.

—Janice Gassam Asare

"The real root of misogynoir is how people perceive and treat Black women and understand them to be worthy of respect and care—that's something that has to change at the structural level of our society, not just the individual behaviors."

—Moya Bailey

Examples of misogynoir in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

A lot of people in the fashion industry are calling out the industry’s hypocrisy for rightfully boycotting Kanye West following his antisemitism and misogynoir, but not boycotting Kim Kardashian for this. —Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 17 Mar. 2025

The press and the public's relationship to Markle has been rooted in misogynoir since the moment her relationship with Prince Harry became public. —Alanna Bennett, refinery29.com, 14 Mar. 2025

In my assessment, misogynoir – or contempt for Black women – is a major yet unacknowledged factor in the eviction crisis. —Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2025

Despite rampant misogynoir, the women cleared the mail accumulation within a record three months while stationed in England and did it again in France. —Anika Reed, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

blend of misogyny and French noir "black" (going back to Old French neir, going back to Latin nigr-, niger, of obscure origin)

Note: Coinage of the word is credited to the Black scholar and activist Moya Bailey, who used it in a posting to the Crunk Feminist Collective blog in 2010.

First Known Use

2010, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for misogynoir

• conservatoire
• retrobulbar
• abattoir
• alcazar
• autocar
• avatar
• belshazzar
• caviar
• caviare
• cinnabar
• commissar
• condylar