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genderqueer

or gen·der queer, gen·der-queer

[ jen-der-kweer ]

adjective

  1. relating to or having a gender identity that is other than male or female, is a combination of those two genders, or is on a continuum between those two genders:

    She identifies as genderqueer.

  2. relating to or having a gender presentation that does not conform to socially defined male or female gender norms.


noun

  1. a person whose gender identity is something other than male or female or whose gender presentation does not conform to socially defined male or female gender norms.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of genderqueer1

First recorded in 1995–2000; gender 1 + queer (in the slang sense “outside the norm of heterosexuality”)

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