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bottom surgery

American  
[bot-uhm sur-juh-ree] / ˈbɒt əm ˌsɜr dʒə ri /

noun

  1. the surgical alteration of a transgender person’s genitals to align with their gender identity.


Etymology

Origin of bottom surgery

First recorded in 1990–95; cf. top surgery ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Trump's advisers realized he was referring to bottom surgery and questioned what difference it would make in regards to Priebus' question.

From Salon • Sep. 28, 2022

Medical transition is a relatively slow process, and it doesn’t sound like you had even yet told her whether you were interested in bottom surgery or when you might consider pursuing it.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2021

So I had known a woman who had gone there for her bottom surgery, and I knew that that’s where I was going to go.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 24, 2019

We met Callie, an American trans woman who was waiting for bottom surgery, a procedure where a vulva and vagina are created from the penis and scrotum.

From The Guardian • Sep. 24, 2016

I changed my name, started hormones, had bottom surgery.

From Washington Post

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