genderqueer

or gen·der queer, gen·der-queer

[ jen-der-kweer ]

adjective
  1. relating to or having a gender identity that is other than male or female, is a combination of those two genders, or is on a continuum between those two genders: She identifies as genderqueer.

  2. relating to or having a gender presentation that does not conform to socially defined male or female gender norms.

noun
  1. a person whose gender identity is something other than male or female or whose gender presentation does not conform to socially defined male or female gender norms.

Origin of genderqueer

1
First recorded in 1995–2000; gender1 + queer (in the slang sense “outside the norm of heterosexuality”)

usage note For genderqueer

See gender1.

Words Nearby genderqueer

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