"women's business" means: In Australian Indigenous culture: cultural practies which are the exclusive preserve of women, especially ceremonies which are only open to.... This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
women's business
In Australian Indigenous culture: cultural practies which are the exclusive preserve of women, especially ceremonies which are only open to women.
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In Australian Indigenous culture: cultural practies which are the exclusive preserve of women, especially ceremonies which are only open to women.
We've been doing '''women's business all day. This too was women's business'''. If I couldn't trust an Elder, a healer, with my secrets, who could I?
"women's business" means: In Australian Indigenous culture: cultural practies which are the exclusive preserve of women, especially ceremonies which are only open to.... This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"women's business" means: In Australian Indigenous culture: cultural practies which are the exclusive preserve of women, especially ceremonies which are only open to.... Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (Australian) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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(AU, colloquial, humorous) Subjects which women generally prefer to discuss amongst themselves rather than with men.
We've been doing '''women's business all day. This too was women's business'''. If I couldn't trust an Elder, a healer, with my secrets, who could I?
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Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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