shemale
Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /ˈʃi.meɪl/
Noun

shemale (plural shemales)

  1. (derogatory, offensive, proscribed, especially, in pornography) A male-to-female transsexual or transgender person; a trans woman.
  2. (biology, nonstandard, see usage notes) A male animal which displays female traits or behaviors; for example, a male reptile which gives off female pheromones.
    • 2001, R. Shine, B. Phillips, H. Waye, M. LeMaster, R. T. Mason, Benefits of female mimicry in snakes, in Nature (414, 267):
      She-male garter snakes exploit the amorous attentions of other males to warm up.
Antonyms Translations
  • French: transexuelle
  • German: Shemale (anglicism, uncommon)
  • Portuguese: travesti
  • Russian: шиме́йл
  • Spanish: travelo



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