cisguy

cisguy

English

Etymology

cis- +‎ guy

Noun

cisguy (plural cisguys)

1. (informal) A cisgender man.
   • 2014, Katie Rain Hill & Ariel Schrag, Rethinking Normal: A Memoir in Transition, page 235:

     "This is not about sex!" I snapped. "I mean, yes, I was interested in being with a cisguy after my surgery, but–"

   • 2016, Matthew Heinz, Entering Transmasculinity: The Inevitability of Discourse, unnumbered page:

     The humorous guide, which is full of illustrations (cartoons, photos, diagrams), is written for a young, fashion-conscious FTM audience that seeks to pass among cisguys.

   • 2020, Amanda, quoted in Néstor Noyola, Mónica Sánchez, & Esteban V. Cardemil, "Minority stress and coping among sexual diverse Latinxs", Journal of Latinx Psychology, Volume 8, Number 1 (2020):

     […] the most known or visible representation is typically a White cisguy.

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:cisguy.

Synonyms

• cisboy (informal), cisdude (informal), cis man

Hypernyms

• cis person