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tranny

¹

[tran-ee]

noun, plural tran·nies. Slang.

a vehicle's transmission.

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Origin of tranny

¹

First recorded in 1975–80; by shortening and alteration

tranny

²

or tran·nie

[tran-ee]

noun, plural tran·nies. Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.

a contemptuous term used to refer to a transvestite, a transsexual, or a transgender person.

Origin of tranny

²

First recorded in 1960–65; by shortening and alteration

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