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genderfuck en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From gender + fuck. See fuck with (“mess with, tweak”).

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, slang, vulgar) The conscious effort to subvert traditional notions of gender identity and gender roles.
    • At a micro-level boi and boy, for example, are slang terms used to describe a type of masculine identity adopted by people on a butch and/or FTM or MTF and/or queer and/or genderfuck spectrum. 2008, Julia Horncastle, “Queer Bisexuality: Perceptions of Bisexual Existence, Distinctions, and Challenges”, in Journal of Bisexuality, volume 8, numbers 1–2, →DOI, →ISSN, page 35:
  2. A person who engages in this.
    • I have been classified as a drag queen, a gender fuck, and many other stereotypes. 1973 December 8, Anthony, “Reactions”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 25, page 6:

Forms

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genderfucks Number=Plur lexicographic

genderfuck en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

From gender + fuck. See fuck with (“mess with, tweak”).

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, slang, vulgar) To subvert traditional notions of gender identity and gender roles.
    • As noted above, ten faggots, including myself, were recently expelled from Sporters Bar for gender fucking on the premises. While the general attitude of the clientele was supportive of us, the management considered our garb to be "disruptive." Indeed, let us hope that we were more than disruptive with respect to the straight-identified management. 1976 August 21, John Cummings, “Speaking Out!”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 8, page 5:

Forms

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genderfucks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
genderfucked Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
genderfucked Tense=Past lexicographic
genderfucking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

genderfucky · genderfucker

Relateds

gender bender · genderpunk · genderplay