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It surprises me the word 'biped' being there. What's the reason behind men knowing this word way more than woman? I fail to find a stereotype answer for this (u

• spcoll 12y ago
  "Biped" is only found in the context of science (evolutionary biology) or technology (robotics).
  • rsynnott 12y ago
    It'd be interesting to have this broken down by age. While biology and medicine have historically been mostly men, in many places they're about 50-50 in the last couple of decades.
• lmm 12y ago
  It's not a word people use in normal conversation, only really science or philosophy (Plato's "featherless biped"). Which are stereotypically masculine pursuits, I guess?
• rsynnott 12y ago
  The one I was puzzled by was golem.
  • brohee 12y ago
    I'd bet good money it's not knowledge of the Jewish religion but RPG/videogames at the origin of the awareness of this word among most males...
    • talles 12y ago
      I second that. The first thing that comes to my mind when I hear the word golem is the pokémon...
    • narwally 12y ago
      Also, could be a lot of males familiar with the LOTR series, and mistaking golem for the character gollum. Easy mistake to make if you didn't read the books.
  • logfromblammo 12y ago
    It makes me wonder if words like "bugbear", "kobold", "hobgoblin", "duergar", or "svirfneblin" were even tested. Do girls play D&D? They didn't with my nerd crew.
• sk5t 12y ago
  More men might be familiar with bipods (e.g., affixed to a rifle), or monopods and tripods (from the male-dominated photography hobby), or even gastropods or pedals...