ladyboy

See also: lady boy

English

Etymology

lady +‎ boy

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈleɪdiˌbɔɪ/

Noun

ladyboy (plural ladyboys)

An effeminate homosexual man, or one who adopts a feminine appearance
(derogatory) A trans woman or transfeminine person

Translations

effeminate homosexual man, especially an intergender person — See also translations at kathoey

Chinese:
Mandarin: 人妖 (zh) (rényāo)
Finnish: napsu, transu (fi)
French: ladyboy m (anglicism)
Georgian: ქალაბიჭა (kalabič̣a)
German: Ladyboy m (anglicism, uncommon)
Japanese: ニューハーフ (nyūhāfu) ((pseudo-anglicism: from "new half"), レディーボーイ (redībōi) (anglicism)
Khmer: ខ្ទើយ (km) (khtəəy)

Lao: ກະເທີຍ (lo) (ka thœ̄i)
Macedonian: please add this translation if you can
Polish: ladyboy (pl) m
Russian: ледибо́й m (ledibój) (anglicism)
Swedish: ladyboy c (anglicism), flickpojke (sv) c
Tamil: please add this translation if you can
Thai: กะเทย (th) (gà-təəi)
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

See also

References

OED 2006

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