clocky
/ˈklɑk-/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Clearly identifiable as transgender; capable of being easily clocked; not passing.
Example Sentences
- "Of course, I recommend these places to my conformist trans girlfriends, who like me were and are bound by our internalised transphobia to do everything we possibly can to not be 'clocky', as we hand out verbal awards of 'fishy' to one another as commendations for doing our best to pass."
- ""I get super clocky," says Blossom, meaning that others may presume she is trans, not cis."
- "You cringe at someone clocky. You cringe, morbidly; thank God someone out there is clockier than you."
- "Chyna, real name Joanie Laurer, was one of the clockiest cis women in history, and I mean that as a compliment. Born in 1969 in Rochester, NY, Chyna looked like an absolute monster, packing 200 pounds of muscle onto her thick-jawed, five-foot-ten frame."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈklɑk-/