Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

transgay

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: trans-gay
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being, or pertaining to being, both a trans man and attracted to men (gay).

Example Sentences

"Justin Tanis, a transgay male, reads the story of Jesus turning the Canaanite woman away."
"Simon, who is 64 and the only self-identified transgay man of the interviewees, explained that growing up, "I hated girly clothes all along. I never wanted to show my body or wear a dress. I never dated at all ... it does make you feel different. When I came out as a lesbian, I was already divorced ... my sexual sensation had already increased ... what I discovered is that I was gay.""
"Many issues like transphobia, homosexual transsexuality (of both translesbians and transgay individuals), the transfeminist project, […]"

Etymology

From trans- + gay.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: trans

Frequently Paired Words

translesbian

Questions

What does transgay mean?: Being, or pertaining to being, both a trans man and attracted to men (gay).
Where does transgay come from?: From trans- + gay.

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