ladyboy

ladyboy

See also: lady boy

English

Etymology

lady +‎ boy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleɪdiˌbɔɪ/

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Noun

ladyboy (plural ladyboys)

1. A trans woman or transfeminine person in or from Asia.

Usage notes

• The use of ladyboy to refer to trans women is common and accepted in Southeast Asia, but considered offensive outside of it.

Translations

effeminate homosexual man, especially an intergender person — See also translations at kathoey

Chinese: Mandarin: 人妖 (zh) (rényāo) Finnish: napsu (fi), transu (fi), kikityty French: ladyboy m (anglicism) Georgian: ქალაბიჭა (kalabič̣a) German: Ladyboy m (anglicism, uncommon) Japanese: ニューハーフ (nyūhāfu) ((pseudo-anglicism: from "new half"), レディーボーイ (redībōi) (anglicism) Khmer: ខ្ទើយ (km) (khtəəy) Lao: ກະເທີຍ (lo) (ka thœ̄i) Macedonian: please add this translation if you can Polish: ladyboy (pl) m Russian: ледибо́й m (ledibój) (anglicism) Swedish: ladyboy c (anglicism), flickpojke (sv) c Tamil: please add this translation if you can Thai: กะเทย (th) (gà-təəi) Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

See also

• kathoey
• shemale

References

• OED 2006