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shemale

  • /ˈʃi.meɪl/ US

Rhymes with -iːmeɪl

Where it comes from

From she- + male.

noun shemales · she-male

  1. derogatory, especially, offensive, proscribed, in pornography A male-to-female transsexual or transgender person; a trans woman.
  2. broadly, derogatory, especially, offensive, proscribed, uncommon A male or non-binary person with feminine characteristics; a femboy.
  3. nonstandard A male animal which displays female traits or behaviors; for example, a male reptile which gives off female pheromones. She-male garter snakes exploit the amorous attentions of other males to warm up.

Opposite: hefemale

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noun

Opposite: hefemale

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noun male-to-female transsexual or transgender person

Españoltravelo, travesti
한국어쉬메일 swimeil
日本語ニューハーフ nyūhāfu
中文人妖 rényāo
Portuguêstraveco
Françaistransexuelle
DeutschShemale
Русскийшиме́йл šimɛ́jl, членоде́вка členodévka, шмель šmelʹ
עבריתקוֹקְסִינֶל qoqsinél

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@misc{shemale_2026,
  title = {shemale},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shemale},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}