general usage uses TERF for a) someone transphobic “in the name of feminism” or b) anyone transphobic (to avoid directly calling them transphobic). both usages annoy me to no end bc trans-exclusionary radical feminism is its own thing & shouldn’t be used to encapsulate all forms of transphobia

the biggest example of A is calling jk rowling a TERF (kinda true but also she’s not really a *radical* feminist), and as for B, i’ve seen media outlets call far-right politicians TERFs to avoid directly calling them transphobic (they’re not even feminists in the first place)