boymoder
/ˈbɔɪ.moʊ.dəɹ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who is in boymode, especially a trans woman who is on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) but is not open about one's identity ("out of the closet").
Example Sentences
- "A term like boymoder picks out those people who may undergo hormonal transition without coming out, with a classic identifying feature being an oversized hoodie masking the changes in body shape happening underneath."
- "I foolishly assumed more people knew what a boymoder was when writing the brief for Leeroy's wardrobe."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbɔɪ.moʊ.dəɹ/
- British English: /ˈbɔɪ.moʊ.də/