Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

newhalf

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
newhalf
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A trans woman.

Countable; Slang

noun

A character with a female body but only male genitals.

Slang

Etymology

Calque of Japanese ニューハーフ (nyūhāfu). ニューハーフ is wasei eigo, from English.

Usage

Inflected Forms

newhalfs (plural) newhalves (plural) new half (alternative)

Phrases

Frequently Paired Words

Questions

What does newhalf mean?
A trans woman.
Where does newhalf come from?
Calque of Japanese ニューハーフ (nyūhāfu). ニューハーフ is wasei eigo, from English.

How to pronounce newhalf

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