a women's phrase=?

[thedaffodils]

miff (n.)

1623, "fit of ill humor," perhaps imitative of an exclamation of disgust (cf. Ger. muffen "to sulk"). The verb is from 1797. Miffy (adj.) "liable to 'take a miff' " is from 1810; miffed is 1824 (Sir Walter Scott calls it "a women's phrase").

Hi!

a women's phrase=?

( The word of 'miff' usually applied to women?)

Thanks!

[Anglika]

I think he means it is a word more likely to be used by women than by men.

[thedaffodils]

I think he means it is a word more likely to be used by women than by men.

Hi Anglika,

Thank you for your answer.