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cross-dressing

British  

noun

  1. the wearing of clothes normally associated with the opposite sex

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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She was also a master of disguise, her cross-dressing outfits so carefully designed that law enforcement officials, studying bank surveillance tapes, had no idea they were chasing a woman.

From Slate Nov. 15, 2025

But Erica Ford, as a cross-dressing game poacher and archer-in-disguise named Ralph, provides the kind of character and performance that delivers new blood and enlivens an old story.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 31, 2025

Back in 1975, nothing could have been further from the Disney brand than a rock ’n’ roll musical about a cross-dressing scientist.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 25, 2025

Mullen reminds his bandmates of their 1990s penchant for cross-dressing.

From BBC May 22, 2025

There’s even a duo with a woman cross-dressing as Kenny Rogers for a rendition of “Islands in the Stream.”

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

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