cis male

American  

[sis-mayl] / ˈsɪsˈmeɪl /

Or cis-male,

noun

1. a person who was assigned male at birth and whose gender identity is male.

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adjective

1. noting or relating to such an individual.

   You can guess from his choice of toys that he is probably a cis-male child.

Etymology

Origin of cis male

First recorded in 2005–10

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Example Sentences

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cis male

A: Even though our central figure is Norma Desmond, “Sunset Boulevard” is from the point of view of Joe Gillis, a young, White, cis male in his 20s.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 31, 2023

There’s something radical about placing the hetero cis male in the lived experience of a teenage girl.”

From New York Times ● Jul. 4, 2022

Like Cosby’s book, “The Damage” used its platform to explore the effects of toxic masculinity on straight cis male characters, which used to just go as an unquestioned norm of crime protagonist behavior.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2021

As a straight, mostly-white, cis male, I’m generally much more a listener, adding things here and there as I see appropriate.

From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2021

The Danish Girl came in for a lot of stick from transgender activists, many of whom protested the casting of a cis male actor in the role of a trans woman.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 22, 2019

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