Troon
name, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A transgender person, especially a trans woman. Internet, derogatory, offensive
"Good Woke Boys pretending like they didn't obsessively post "troons are mentally ill" for 5 years is my favorite* part of twitter"
- 1 To undergo gender transition. Internet, derogatory, intransitive, offensive
"Everyone was a hon back then and trooning at that age still guarantees that you'll be a hon."
- 2 To make someone undergo gender transition. Internet, derogatory, offensive, transitive
"wait, i thought yu get forcebly trooned if you do the gay in iran? white man propaganda?"
- 1 A coastal town and port in South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3231).
- 2 A village in Camborne parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW6638).
- 3 A village (Troon Village), country club and golf course in North Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, possibly named after Troon in Scotland, well known for its golf courses.
Example
More examples"Good Woke Boys pretending like they didn't obsessively post "troons are mentally ill" for 5 years is my favorite* part of twitter"
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 Proto-Indo-European *dʰeǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ōm Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ Proto-Germanic *gumô Proto-West Germanic *gumō Old English guma Middle English gone? English gooney English goon blend English troon Blend of tr(ansgender) + (g)oon (“member of Something Awful”). Coined on Something Awful, and later popularized by Kiwi Farms and 4chan. First attested in 2010.
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