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she-male

or she·male

[ shee-meyl ]

noun

, Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.
  1. a trans woman, especially one with a penis and with secondary sex characteristics such as breasts that are usually associated with the female body.


she-male

noun

  1. informal.
    a male-to-female transsexual


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Word History and Origins

Origin of she-male1

First recorded in 1985–90

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Example Sentences

On the term “she-male,” GLAAD has issued similar condemnations.

An' doesta think that far-learnt fowks i' colleges can't tell a he-male thro' a she-male as well as thee?

Not that I'm followin' the she-male protectin' business regular.

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