Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cisfolk

/ˈsɪs.foʊk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cis-folk
IPA: /ˈsɪs.foʊk/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Cisgender people.

Informal

Example Sentences

"“I want to fuck gender. What does that mean? It means taking gender, a beautiful, wonderful thing and rockin it just right. Most cisfolk, they're stuck holding hands. And that's not to say no cisfolk fuck gender, or that hand holding isn't its own amazing thing. […]”"
"Trans* and trans each come from the abbreviation of transgender, the word that I've found resonates most with cisfolk above a certain age."
"[> A transgender person is going to a lot of trouble to insist on adopting a particular gender. Why wouldn't 'they' want to adopt the usual pronoun?] Separate issues. Some cisfolk might also prefer 'they'."

Etymology

From cis- + folk.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: cis-
Suffix: folk

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsɪs.foʊk/

Usage

Informal

Antonyms

transfolk

Questions

How do you pronounce cisfolk?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪs.foʊk/.
What does cisfolk mean?: Cisgender people.
Where does cisfolk come from?: From cis- + folk.

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