troonism
English
Etymology
Etymology tree
English troon
English troonism
From troon (“transgender person”) + -ism.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɹuː.nɪ.zəm/, [-zm̩]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɹu.nɪ.zəm/, [-zm̩]
- Rhymes: -uːnɪzəm
- Hyphenation: troon‧ism
Noun
troonism (countable and uncountable, plural troonisms)
- (anti-LGBTQ slur, Internet slang, derogatory, offensive) Transgenderism (purported ideology behind transgender identities).
- 2023 June 15, u/PubicOkra, “The Year of the Chud still in full blast as Demi Lovato gets tired of using they/them”, in Reddit, r/stupidpol:
- Then he decided troonism was science in the absence of evidence, because ... regardation?
Related terms
References
- “Online Anti-LGBTQ Hate Terms Defined: “Troon””, in GLAAD, launched 2022
- “Troon”, in Hatepedia, Online Hate Research and Education Project, launched 2022
- Gemma Stone (10 August 2020) “A Glossary Of Transphobia”, in Medium
- “Troon (Slang)”, in Know Your Meme, website first launched 2007