name
Weinstein
WYNS-teen
name
1
An occupational or ornamental surname from German.
"Miramax Films cofounders Bob and Harvey Weinstein will end their successful, but often tumultuous, 12-year relationship with The Walt Disney Company to launch their own media company."
— (2005)
2
An ornamental surname from Yiddish.
verb
1
slang To make inappropriate sexual advances, especially from a position of power.
2
slang To accuse someone in an influential position of sexual harassment.
"None of this should be hard. There are too many allegations settled for too much money for O’Reilly to receive the benefit of the doubt. It’s time for O’Reilly to be Weinsteined."
— (2017)
"Waiting to Be Weinsteined: When Will Accusations of Sexual Harassment Arise in Architecture? [title]"
— (2017)
Word Forms
Weinsteined past tense, Weinsteins plural, Weinsteins singular
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Etymology
Borrowed from German Weinstein or Yiddish ווײַנשטיין (wine stone). The verb is from the behavior of Harvey Weinstein, Hollywood movie mogul and convicted sex offender.