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tranny

1 American  
[tran-ee] / ˈtræn i /
Or trannie

noun

Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.

plural

trannies

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

tranny 2 American  
[tran-ee] / ˈtræn i /

noun

Slang.

plural

trannies

  1. a vehicle's transmission.

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

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As the owner of a “tranny strip club.”

From BBC

"My fb friends are calling him 'Manny the Tranny'... so inappropriate and hilarious," Hill wrote.

From Fox News

Journalist and podcaster Jemele Hill apologized to the trans community Monday after a tweet resurfaced in which she used the derogatory word “tranny.”

From Washington Times

The transphobic insult "tranny" featured more than 1.2 million times between 2015 and 2019, accounting for 80% of the insults studied.

From BBC

The two most frequent insults were "tranny" and "shemale".

From BBC

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