cross-dress

See also: crossdress

English

Alternative forms

• crossdress
• x-dress

Etymology

cross- +‎ dress

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɔsˈdɹɛs/, /ˈkɹɒsˈdɹɛs/

Verb

1. To wear clothes typically associated with the opposite sex.

Synonyms

• transvest (formal)

Derived terms

• cross-dresser
• cross-dressing

Translations

to wear clothes of the opposite sex

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 扮裝／扮装 (zh) (bànzhuāng), 扮装 (zh) (bànzhuāng), 變裝／变装 (biànzhuāng), 变装 (biànzhuāng), 易服 (yìfú), 易裝／易装 (yìzhuāng), 易装 (yìzhuāng), (in a theatrical performance) 反串 (zh) (fǎnchuàn)

• Finnish: pukeutua ristiin
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• Japanese: 男装する (だんそうする, dansō suru) (cross-dress as a man), 女装する (じょそうする, josō suru) (cross-dress as a woman)
• Russian: переодева́ться (ru) (pereodevátʹsja) (в мужчи́ну OR в же́нщину)