Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

troon

/ˈtɹun/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables
troon
IPA
/ˈtɹun/
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A transgender person, especially a trans woman.

Derogatory; Offensive

verb

To undergo gender transition.

Derogatory; Intransitive verb; Offensive

verb

To make someone undergo gender transition.

Derogatory; Offensive; Transitive verb

name

A village in Camborne parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW6638).

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus Old French gendrebor. Middle English gendre English gender English transgender Proto-Indo-European *dʰeǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ōm Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ Proto-Germanic *gumô Proto-West Germanic *gumō Old English guma Middle English gone? English gooney English goon blend English troon Coined as a blend of tr(ansgender) + (g)oon (“member of Something Awful”) on Something Awful, and later popularized by Kiwi Farms and 4chan. First attested in 2010.

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Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtɹun/
  • British English: /ˈtɹuːn/

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Questions

How do you pronounce troon?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹun/.
What does troon mean?
A transgender person, especially a trans woman.
Where does troon come from?
First known use: First attested in 2010.

How to pronounce troon

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