tranny

¹ American  

[tran-ee] / ˈtræn i /

Or trannie

noun

Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.

trannies plural

1. a contemptuous term used to refer to a transgender person, especially a transgender woman, or a crossdresser.

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tranny ² American  

[tran-ee] / ˈtræn i /

noun

Slang.

trannies plural

1. a vehicle's transmission.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• trannies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of tranny¹

First recorded in 1960–65; by shortening and alteration

Origin of tranny²

First recorded in 1975–80; by shortening and alteration

Example Sentences

Before he could afford a four-wheel-drive vehicle, Koller traveled to camp in his 1959 Plymouth Savoy station wagon V-8 with a typewriter push-button tranny.

From Washington Times • Nov. 19, 2016

Having backside five-0s down on tranny will help.

From Time Magazine Archive

Transmission Honda TRX450R: Again, when you ride the Honda by itself, the tranny feels pretty decent.

From Time Magazine Archive

He jumped it both ways and tailwhipped from the tranny wall-to-roll in, which earned him first place and hardest trick.

From Time Magazine Archive

My favorite kind of street spot would probably be any kind of tranny bank or even just steep slant wall that you can air out of.

From Time Magazine Archive