masc

Clipping of masculine.

• IPA^(key): /mæsk/

• Audio (US):

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• Homophones: mask, masque (some accents)
• Rhymes: -æsk

masc (comparative more masc, superlative most masc)

1. (colloquial) Masculine (having qualities stereotypically associated with men; virile).

   Synonym: butch

   Antonym: fem

masc (plural mascs)

1. (LGBTQ) A person whose gender (identity) is masculine (but who is not necessarily a man).
   • 2018, Quinn Eades, Son Vivienne, Going Postal: More than 'Yes' or 'No': One year on: writings from the marriage equality postal survey, Brow Books, →ISBN:

     Then there's trans men and non-binary mascs, who can change their birth certificates to MALE after breast removal surgery. […]

   • 2019, Morgan Lev Edward Holleb, The A-Z of Gender and Sexuality: From Ace to Ze, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, page 140:

     In other words, it's a queer space for all men, and women who are trans. Anyone who is read as a cis woman (e.g., lots of trans men and trans mascs) is not welcomed. Grindr has popularized the terms “discreet,” “straight-passing,” and “convincing” within gay culture.

• femme

• ACMs, ACSM, CAMs, CASM, CSMA, MACs, MCAs, Macs, SMAC, cams, macs, scam

From Proto-West Germanic *maskā, from Proto-Germanic *maskwǭ (“mask”).

• max

• IPA^(key): /mɑʃ/

masċ n

1. net

Strong a-stem:

• English: mesh

From Proto-West Germanic *maisk, Proto-Germanic *maiską (“mixture, mash”).

• māx, mǣsċ

• IPA^(key): /mɑːʃ/

māsċ n

1. mash

• Attested only in compounds.

Strong a-stem:

• English: mash