Tranny

//ˈtɹæ.ni// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A transgender person, especially a trans woman. countable, derogatory, offensive, slang, uncountable

    "Newton (1972) has indicated that they are professional performers, who carefully do not try to totally pass as women. This is seen as too 'tranny' (transvestite) and possibly offending an audience."

  2. 2
    A transistor radio. Commonwealth, colloquial, countable, uncountable

    "He spent most of his time in his darkened storeroom with a tranny and an earplug while his kid ran riot in the classroom."

  3. 3
    A vehicle's transmission. colloquial, countable, uncountable

    "Other incidents where the tranny suddenly locks up in high gear and requires that the car be restarted to return to normal."

  4. 4
    An electrical transformer. colloquial, countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A transition between moves. countable, slang
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  1. 6
    A style of skateboarding based on transitioning from one move to the next. slang, uncountable
  2. 7
    A Ford Transit (type of van). Northern-England, countable, slang, uncountable

    "Oooh! Gotta go. Jenson Button's just streaked past in a white tranny. I think he's trying to smash the land speed record, bless him. And he's got a tail-light out. I think I might give him a tug."

Synonyms

All synonyms
crossdressernewhalfshemaletransgendertransmissiontransvestite

Example

More examples

"Dan accused Linda of being a tranny."

Etymology

All are shortened forms of the indicated terms (most of which start with the prefix trans-) + -y.

Related phrases

tranny chasertrans womantransistor radio

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