shemale
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (America) IPA: /ˈʃi.meɪl/
shemale (plural shemales)
- (derogatory, offensive, proscribed, especially, in pornography) A male-to-female transsexual or transgender person; a trans woman.
- (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.
- 2001, R. Shine, B. Phillips, H. Waye, M. LeMaster, R. T. Mason, Benefits of female mimicry in snakes, in Nature (414, 267):
- French: transexuelle
- German: Shemale (anglicism, uncommon)
- Portuguese: travesti
- Russian: шиме́йл
- Spanish: travelo
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