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troon^¹

/ˈtɹuːn/ UK
/ˈtɹun/ US
/ˈtɹʉːn/ Australia, New Zealand

Rhymes with -uːn

Where it comes from

Coined as a blend of tr(ansgender) + (g)oon (“member of Something Awful”) on Something Awful, and later popularized by Kiwi Farms and 4chan. First attested in 2010.

noun troons

Internet, derogatory, offensive A transgender person, especially a trans woman. Good Woke Boys pretending like they didn't obsessively post "troons are mentally ill" for 5 years is my favorite* part of twitter

verb troons · trooning · trooned

Internet, derogatory, intransitive, offensive To undergo gender transition. Everyone was a hon back then and trooning at that age still guarantees that you'll be a hon.
Similar: troon out
Internet, derogatory, offensive, transitive To make someone undergo gender transition. wait, i thought yu get forcebly trooned if you do the gay in iran? white man propaganda?

Troon^²

proper noun

A coastal town and port in South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3231).
A village in Camborne parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW6638).
A village (Troon Village), country club and golf course in North Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, possibly named after Troon in Scotland, well known for its golf courses.

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"troon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/troon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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troon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/troon

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"troon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/troon.

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@misc{troon_2026,
  title = {troon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/troon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}