genderswapping
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The practice or act of assuming a different sex and/or gender identity than one's actual sex and/or gender identity, especially in a virtual setting.
Uncountable
verb
present participle and gerund of genderswap
Example Sentences
- "Unlike the Chat rooms which are rampant with genderswapping (usually unconvincingly so) brief encounters, the MOO is both a world and a more or less stable community."
- "Genderswapping on the internet is not, of course, any solution. But Brooker might at least consider its existence, potential, and scope, rather than attributing gender where it is not possible so to do (Brooker 1999: 49)."
- "Despite these issues, the researchers feel their findings should pave the way for further research, particularly whether genderswapping in an online setting has a propensity for affecting a player’s gender identity in the real world."