Tran
/tɹæn/ name, noun, slang
name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A trans person. humorous, informal, offensive, sometimes
"For quotations using this term, see Citations:tran."
- 2 Clipping of transmission. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from Vietnamese.
"Police say Huu Can Tran, 72, opened fire at Star Ballroom Dance Studio in the Los Angeles suburb of Monterey Park, on Saturday night, before fatally shooting himself after a manhunt across the region on Sunday. […] It is unclear how frequently Tran visited the dance hall, if at all, in recent years."
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"For Paris-based actress and dancer Claire Tran, France’s lockdown that started mid-March came as a shock."
Etymology
Etymology 1
Anglicization of Vietnamese Trần. Doublet of Tan, Chen, and Chan.
Etymology 2
Shortening of transgender, or (jocularly or seriously) a back-formation from trans mistaking it for a plural noun.
Etymology 3
Shortening.