the fair sex
noun/ðə ˌfeə ˈseks/
/ðə ˌfer ˈseks/
(also the fairer sex)
[singular + singular or plural verb] (old-fashioned or humorous)- a way of referring to women as a group
- The belief that women, as the fair sex, are not capable of understanding finance, is thankfully disappearing.
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