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.

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tranny ² American  

[tran-ee] / ˈtræn i /

noun

Slang.

plural

trannies

1. a vehicle's transmission.

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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

Once you've got that down, it should be pretty easy for you to do one from a wedge or even a tranny.

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

There's other more skatepark-style street, i.e., pyramids, funboxes, a manual pad, two planter boxes with palm trees, one with tranny, the other has a four-sided curved bench.

From Time Magazine Archive

Aside from a lot of wallrides and airs, Corey Martinez found a unique line from the tranny wall-to-roll in landing.

From Time Magazine Archive