Suffrajitsu
English
Etymology
Blend of suffragette + jujitsu.
Noun
Suffrajitsu (uncountable)
- (historical) The martial art of jujitsu as used as a means of self-defence by suffragettes.
- 1914, (appeared in an article reprented in several British and American newpapgers):
- All regularly accredited members of the English militant organisation are required to take a regular course in suffrajitsu.
- 2015, Tony Wolf and Joao Viera, Suffrajitsu: Mrs. Pankhurst's Amazons:
- (see title)
- 2015 October 5, Camila Ruz & Justin Parkinson, “'Suffrajitsu': How the suffragettes fought back using martial arts”, in BBC News Magazine:
- The term "suffrajitsu" soon came into common use. (also see title)
- 2018, Pat McDonald, A Bad Penny, →ISBN, page 167:
- One or two braver souls amonst them standing firm, flexed their arms slightly in readiness for, I suspected, an actual attempt at Terry's 'suffrajitsu castration movement.'
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