noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A male-to-female crossdresser. Japan, slang
2. 2
   A trans woman. Japan, slang
3. 3
   A fictional character with a female body but only male genitals. slang

Synonyms

All synonyms

cross-dresserdrag kingdrag queenfutanarigender illusionistgender-bender

Etymology

Calque of Japanese ニューハーフ (nyūhāfu, “new half”), from English new + half.

Related phrases

trans woman

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