English Online Dictionary. What means tranny? What does tranny mean?
English
Alternative forms
- trannie
Etymology
All are shortened forms of the indicated terms + -y.
Pronunciation
- (US) enPR: trăʹni IPA(key): /ˈtɹæ.ni/
- (US, /æ/ tensing) IPA(key): /ˈtɹeə.ni/
- Rhymes: -æni
- Hyphenation: tran‧ny
Noun
tranny (countable and uncountable, plural trannies)
- (slang, chiefly derogatory, offensive) A transgender person, especially a trans woman.
- (colloquial, Commonwealth) A transistor radio.
- (colloquial, automotive) A vehicle's transmission.
- (colloquial) An electrical transformer.
- (slang, skateboarding, countable) A transition between moves.
- (slang, skateboarding, uncountable) A style of skateboarding based on transitioning from one move to the next.
- (Northern England, slang) A Ford Transit (type of van).
Usage notes
- The sense referring to a trans person is among the most offensive terms for a trans person in English. It is used especially in pornography, and of trans women. Trans people occasionally reclaim tranny.
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- trynna