tranny
A transgender person, especially a trans woman, or anyone who cross-dresses,…A transgender person, especially a trans woman, or (especially historically) anyone who cross-dresses, especially MTF: a transvestite, drag queen, transgender person, etc.
» The word "tranny" is a transphobic slur.
Meaning
7 senses(countable, derogatory, offensive, slang, uncountable, vulgar)A transgender person, especially a trans woman, or (especially historically) anyone who cross-dresses, especially MTF: a transvestite, drag queen, transgender person, etc.
Transe
трансикtransik, трансу́хаtransúxa
(Commonwealth, colloquial, countable, uncountable)A transistor radio.
(colloquial, countable, uncountable)A vehicle's transmission.
(colloquial, countable, uncountable)An electrical transformer.
(countable, slang)A transition between moves.
(slang, uncountable)A style of skateboarding based on transitioning from one move to the next.
(Northern England, countable, slang, uncountable)A Ford Transit (type of van).
Examples
3 sentencesThe word "tranny" is a transphobic slur.
He is a tranny.
Dan accused Linda of being a tranny.
Translations
6 languagesOrigin
Clipping of transgender + -y Clipping of transistor + -y Clipping of transmission + -yClipping of transgender + -y
Clipping of transistor + -y
Clipping of transmission + -y
Clipping of transformer + -y
Clipping of transition + -y
Clipping of transit + -y
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Forms
plural: tranniesWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable