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honfidence en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈhʌnfɪdəns/
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Etymology

Blend of hon (“a trans woman who does not pass”) + confidence.

Meanings

  1. (derogatory, qualifier:4chan /lgbt/ slang, uncountable) The apparently irrational confidence possessed by hons (non-passing trans women) in their appearance.
    • I'm jealous of her honfidence 2022 January 31, @Fembub, Twitter, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2023:
    • i tweet like i have more followers than i do not just because my old account has a lot of followers but because i am practicing honfidence for when i need it most 2022 June 12, @estradiolnihil, Twitter, archived from the original on 13 Jun 2022:
    • u dont need honfidence, u pass 2022 May 27, @estrogenizedboy, Twitter, archived from the original on 27 May 2022:
    • what's the secret, anons? is it because they don't give a fuck? i guess it's all about HONfidence after all... 2018 December 21, anonymous author, 4chan, /lgbt/:
    • i have no idea how i managed to girlmode last year without throwing myself off a cliff honfidence is real y'all 2022 December 11, @LillianaFuture, Twitter, archived from the original on 05 Jul 2023:
    • I am like actually so stupid that I was going to get my ears pierced next week LOL. I am so glad whatever honfidence that had developed was nipped in the bud before I was gonna embarass^([sic]) myself even more. god I hate looking like this. it hurts so much 2022 June 17, @ellie_fail, Twitter, archived from the original on 05 Jul 2023:
    • All the cool tgirls are doing it I gotta have a little honfidence 2023 January 10, @epistemophagy, Twitter:

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