Transvestigation

//tɹænzˌvɛs.tɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An informal investigation into whether a public figure is secretly transgender, generally conducted by analyzing that person's appearance and anatomical structure. Internet

    "The conspiracies I think are really bad is the ones that come from elitism and say that one group is better than another, so that's what I think is really stupid. Another thing that gets me are transvestigations, conspiracies about people's gender, like Justin Bieber being a girl and Miley Cyrus being a guy. It's just so stupid."

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"The conspiracies I think are really bad is the ones that come from elitism and say that one group is better than another, so that's what I think is really stupid. Another thing that gets me are transvestigations, conspiracies about people's gender, like Justin Bieber being a girl and Miley Cyrus being a guy. It's just so stupid."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Italic *trānts Latin trāns Latin trans-bor. English trans- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Latin genus Old French gendrebor. Middle English gendre English gender English transgender Middle English investigacioun English investigation blend English transvestigation Blend of transgender + investigation.

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