trooner

English

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der.
    Proto-Italic *trānts
    Latin trāns
    Latin trans-bor.
    English trans-
    Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-
    Proto-Indo-European *-os
    Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os
    Latin genus
    Old French gendrebor.
    Middle English gendre
    English gender
    English transgenderblend.
    Proto-Indo-European *dʰeǵʰ-
    Proto-Indo-European *-ōm
    Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm
    Proto-Indo-European *-ō
    Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ
    Proto-Germanic *gumô
    Proto-West Germanic *gumō
    Old English guma
    Middle English gone?
    English gooney
    English goonblend.
    English troon
    Latin -ariusbor.
    Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
    Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
    Old English -ere
    Middle English -ere
    English -er
    English trooner

    From troon +‎ -er.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    trooner (plural trooners)

    1. (anti-LGBTQ slur, Internet slang, derogatory, offensive) A transgender person; a troon.
      • 2023 June 8, Suzanna (@AlastairSuzanna), Twitter‎[1]:
        But I do argue this point about trans women being male to the trooners.
      • 2023 June 19, StraffadeJanne (@StraffadeJanne), Twitter‎[2]:
        Trooner propganda[sic] preys on outcasts who have a hard time identifying with society
      • 2024 June 22, The Sauce (@PotOfLean), Twitter‎[3]:
        Why do trooners need constant validation? It’s not an “expression of identity” it’s a mental illness

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