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The term "sissy girl" usually refers to a male who is perceived as effeminate or submissive. It is particularly used in fetish subculture. It is almost never used to refer to a genetic female. It is a term of humiliation. "Sissy" in this usage is an epithet meaning a man insufficient in masculinity and sometimes implying homosexuality. The addition of "girl" intensifies the implied effeminacy and also the implied inferiority because "girl" (rather than "woman") is a diminutive. It might also imply inferiority or demotion because of the cultural residue of male chauvinism left by traditional Western gender roles.

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