gender bender

American  

[jen-der ben-der] / ˈdʒɛn dər ˌbɛn dər /

noun

1. Slang: Often Offensive. a person, as a crossdresser or transgender person, whose gender expression blurs differences between various sexual orientations and gender identities.

2. something that challenges traditional societal norms related to gender.

   Women play all the roles in this gender bender of a play.

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gender-bender British  

noun

1. informal a person who adopts an androgynous style of dress, hair, make-up, etc

2. a male-male or female-female adaptor, used esp for computer hardware

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Other Word Forms

• gender-bending adjective

Etymology

Origin of gender bender

First recorded in 1980–85