קוקסינל

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Hebrew[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From קוקסינל, the Hebrew transliteration of French Coccinelle (literally Ladybug), the stage name of a famous French singer and transgender woman Jacqueline Charlotte Dufresnoy, who visited Israel circa the 1960s.

Noun[edit]

קוֹקְסִינֶל (koksinélm (plural indefinite קוֹקְסִינֶלִים, feminine counterpart קוֹקְסִינֶלִית)

  1. (chiefly derogatory) An insult used against trans women, drag queens, and even queer men.