Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

genderqueer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables
gen-derqueer
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not exclusively male or female; having or pertaining to a gender identity which is not represented by the gender binary.

noun

Someone who is genderqueer.

verb

(sometimes considered offensive) To make genderqueer.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

  • "I am a FAAB (female-assigned-at-birth) genderqueer, and I have a good friend who is a MAAB (male-assigned-at-birth) genderqueer."

Etymology

From gender + queer. First known uses were in queer zines of the 1980s. Popularized in the 1990s including by Riki Wilchins.

Usage

Inflected Forms

genderqueers (plural) genderqueers (present, singular) genderqueering (participle, present) genderqueered (participle, past) genderqueered (past)

Derived Forms

genderqueerness tenderqueer

Phrases

two-spirit sworn virgin

Frequently Paired Words

genderfuck cisgender transgender androgyne trans* hermaphrodite intersex two-spirit

Synonyms

non-binary enby

Questions

What does genderqueer mean?
Not exclusively male or female; having or pertaining to a gender identity which is not represented by the gender binary.
Where does genderqueer come from?
From gender + queer. First known uses were in queer zines of the 1980s. Popularized in the 1990s including by Riki Wilchins.

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