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genderqueer

or gen·der queer, gen·der-queer

[jen-der-kweer]
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adjective
  1. relating to or having a gender identity that is other than male or female, is a combination of the two genders, or is on a continuum between the two genders: She identifies as genderqueer.
  2. questioning one’s gender identity.
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noun
  1. such a person.
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Origin of genderqueer

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

Usage note

See gender1.
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