honfidence

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhʌnfɪdəns/

Noun

honfidence (uncountable)

1. (transgender slang) The apparently irrational confidence possessed by hons (non-passing trans women) in their appearance.
   • 2018 December 21, anonymous author, 4chan‎^[1], /lgbt/:

     what's the secret, anons? is it because they don't give a fuck? i guess it's all about HONfidence after all...

   • 2022 May 27, @estrogenizedboy, Twitter‎^[2], archived from the original on 2022-05-27:

     u dont need honfidence, u pass

   • 2022 June 12, @estradiolnihil, Twitter‎^[3], archived from the original on 2022-06-13:

     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 17, @ellie_fail, Twitter‎^[4], archived from the original on 2023-07-05:

     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 December 11, @LillianaFuture, Twitter‎^[5], archived from the original on 2023-07-05:

     i have no idea how i managed to girlmode last year without throwing myself off a cliff honfidence is real y'all

   • 2023 January 10, @epistemophagy, Twitter‎^[6]:

     All the cool tgirls are doing it I gotta have a little honfidence

   • 2022 January 31, @Fembub, Twitter‎^[7], archived from the original on 2023-02-03:

     I'm jealous of her honfidence