# Misandrist...and I always thought the term was

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misandrist-and-i-always-thought-the-term-was/297156>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [April 1, 2005, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misandrist-and-i-always-thought-the-term-was/297156 "2005-04-01T01:07:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![tofergregg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@tofergregg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofergregg)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misandrist-and-i-always-thought-the-term-was/297156/1 "2005-04-01T01:07:19Z")

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“misterogynist.” 😛

Re: [A misogynist hates women. What’s the word for someone who hates men?](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_244b.html).

-Tofer

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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misandrist-and-i-always-thought-the-term-was/297156/2 "2005-04-01T01:59:18Z")

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The whole misanthropy/misandry/misogyny and polygamy/polyandry/polygyny thing is a great one for trivia questions.

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**Author:** ![rwjefferson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a6a055/32.png) [@rwjefferson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rwjefferson)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misandrist-and-i-always-thought-the-term-was/297156/3 "2005-04-01T02:18:35Z")

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> [@tofergregg](#):
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> “misterogynist.” 😛 Re: [A misogynist hates women. What’s the word for someone who hates men?](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_244b.html).-Tofer

Would a misogynist answer “women”?

rwj