boymoder

English

Etymology

From boymode +‎ -er. By surface analysis, boy +‎ -moder.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɔɪ.moʊ.də/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɔɪ.moʊ.dəɹ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔɪməʊdə(ɹ)
  • Hyphenation: boy‧mod‧er

Noun

boymoder (plural boymoders)

  1. (transgender slang) One who is in boymode, especially a trans woman who is on HRT but is not out.
    Coordinate term: girlmoder
    • 2024, Alexis Davin, “Femboys in the Factory: Trans Labor beyond Abjection?”, in Transgender Studies Quarterly‎[1], volume 11, number 2, page 297:
      A term like boymoder picks out those people who may undergo hormonal transition without coming out, with a classic identifying feature being an oversized hoodie masking the changes in body shape happening underneath.
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