she-he en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ʃiːhiː/
Etymology
From she + he.
Meanings
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(derogatory, informal, offensive) A trans woman.
... Stunning supermodel types who are seven feet tall in their heels, with voices a good octave deeper than mine; unearthly “she-hes” to whom not even the term “hermaphroditic” applies.
2004 June 22, Jayson Gallaway, Diary of a Viagra Fiend, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:[…] cross-dressing or what we now call transgender women, those to whom Cutting refers as 'she-hes', would have frequented the Five Points with such confidence that they would walk the streets openly and cause barely a ripple of notice in public dances[…]
2015 September 1, Bryan D. Palmer, Marxism and Historical Practice (Vol. II): Interventions and Appreciations. Volume II, BRILL, →ISBN, page 135:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| she-hes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| shehe | alternative | lexicographic |