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gender bender

 
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–noun
Informal. one, as a cross-dresser, that blurs differences between the sexes.
Origin:
1980–85

Related forms:
gender-bending, adjective
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gender bender or gen·der-ben·der   (jěn'dər-běn'dər)
n.   Slang

  1. One who dresses or acts in an androgynous manner.

  2. Something, such as a theatrical performance or a book, whose portrayal of gender roles is nontraditional or androgynous.

gen'der-bend'ing (jěn'dər-běn'dĭng) adj. & n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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gender-bender

  1. n.
    a device that changes electrical plugs or sockets to the opposite gender—male to female, female to male. : You need what's called a gender-bender to match those plugs.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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