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shemale en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Northern-California) audio
• /ˈʃi.meɪl/ (US)

Etymology

From she- + male.

Meanings

1. (derogatory, especially, in pornography, offensive, proscribed) A male-to-female transsexual or transgender person; a trans woman.
2. (broadly, derogatory, especially, in pornography, offensive, proscribed, uncommon) A male-to-female transsexual or transgender person; a trans woman. ▸ A male or non-binary person with feminine characteristics; a femboy.
3. (nonstandard) A male animal which displays female traits or behaviors; for example, a male reptile which gives off female pheromones.
   • She-male garter snakes exploit the amorous attentions of other males to warm up. 2001, R. Shine, B. Phillips, H. Waye, M. LeMaster, R. T. Mason, Benefits of female mimicry in snakes, in Nature (414, 267)

Forms

Antonyms

hefemale

Relateds

newhalf · chick with a dick · ladyboy

Translations (17)

ko 쉬메일 (male-to-female transsexual or transgender person) · pl shemale (male-to-female transsexual or transgender person) · ru членоде́вка (male-to-female transsexual or transgender person) · ru шмель (male-to-female transsexual or transgender person) · fa شیمیل (male-to-female transsexual or transgender person) · es travesti (male-to-female transsexual or transgender person) · ru шиме́йл (male-to-female transsexual or transgender person) · sv transsexuell person (male-to-female transsexual or transgender person) · ja ニューハーフ (male-to-female transsexual or transgender person) · he קוֹקְסִינֶל (male-to-female transsexual or transgender person) · cmn 人妖 (male-to-female transsexual or transgender person) · fi sukupuolenvaihtaja (male-to-female transsexual or transgender person) · es travelo (male-to-female transsexual or transgender person) · fr transexuelle (male-to-female transsexual or transgender person) · de Shemale (male-to-female transsexual or transgender person) · sv shemale (male-to-female transsexual or transgender person) · pt traveco (male-to-female transsexual or transgender person)