tranny
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tranny¹
- /ˈtɹæni/ US
- [ˈtɹeə.ni]
Rhymes with -æni
Where it comes from
Clipping of transgender + -y
noun trannies · trannie
- A transgender person, especially a trans woman, or (especially historically) anyone who cross-dresses, especially MTF: a transvestite, drag queen, transgender person, etc. "This is the boys' corner – this block and the next," he says. "Everybody has their territory: males, females, queens, trannies (transvestites) [...]
tranny²
Where it comes from
Clipping of transistor + -y
noun trannies · trannie
- A transistor radio. He spent most of his time in his darkened storeroom with a tranny and an earplug while his kid ran riot in the classroom.
tranny³
Where it comes from
Clipping of transmission + -y
noun trannies · trannie
- A vehicle's transmission. Other incidents where the tranny suddenly locks up in high gear and requires that the car be restarted to return to normal.
tranny⁴
Where it comes from
Clipping of transformer + -y
noun trannies · trannie
- An electrical transformer.
tranny⁵
Where it comes from
Clipping of transition + -y
noun trannies · trannie
- A transition between moves.
- A style of skateboarding based on transitioning from one move to the next.
tranny⁶
Where it comes from
Clipping of transit + -y
noun trannies · trannie
- A Ford Transit (type of van). Oooh! Gotta go. Jenson Button's just streaked past in a white tranny. I think he's trying to smash the land speed record, bless him. And he's got a tail-light out. I think I might give him a tug.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: transvestite, transsexual, travesty, phony, trainer, dress, transmittance, transfer, forwarding, transmitting, transmittal, transmission, coach, drag, trans, transie
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Talk about this word "tranny." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tranny. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tranny. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tranny "tranny." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tranny.Cite this
@misc{tranny_2026,
title = {tranny},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tranny},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
