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hypergamy
[hahy-pur-guh-mee]
noun
the practice among Hindu women of marrying into a caste at least as high as their own.
hypergamy
/ ɪˈɜːɡəɪ /
noun
anthropol a custom that forbids a woman to marry a man of lower social status
any marriage with a partner of higher social status
Other Word Forms
- hypergamous adjective
- ˌˈdzܲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of hypergamy1
Word History and Origins
Origin of hypergamy1
Example Sentences
For incels, hypergamy means that women will always "trade" their partner for a more attractive man.
Incels see Tinder and Instagram as gasoline on the fire of lookism and hypergamy.
They argue that women only pursue the most attractive men, which they call "hypergamy."
Psychologists have terms for this behavior of selecting mates outside one’s own group: “hypergamy” and “hypogamy,” for marrying up or down, respectively, but as with most technical jargon, the scholarly vocab contributes little.
It includes a section on “hypergamy,” or what used to be known as marrying up.
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