Genderplay

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Transgression against traditional gender roles. uncountable

    "Given the pop star's tendency towards self-aestheticization, I think there is an argument to be made for genderplay and its close interconnection with homosociality as a performative strategy."

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"Given the pop star's tendency towards self-aestheticization, I think there is an argument to be made for genderplay and its close interconnection with homosociality as a performative strategy."

Etymology

From gender + play.

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