Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

t-boy

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.98 in modern English

Syllables
t-boy
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A trans man.

Informal

name

A nickname for a boy.

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Etymology

From Cajun French petit (“little”) (dialectally pronounced /ti/) + English boy.

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What does t-boy mean?
A trans man.
Where does t-boy come from?
From Cajun French petit (“little”) (dialectally pronounced /ti/) + English boy.

How to pronounce t-boy

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