ladyboy

See also: lady boy

English

Etymology

lady +‎ boy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleɪdiˌbɔɪ/

Noun

ladyboy (plural ladyboys)

1. A trans woman or transfeminine person (essentially employed in Asia)

Usage notes

• The use of ladyboy to refer to trans women is common and accepted in Asia, but considered offensive outside of Asia.

Translations

effeminate homosexual man, especially an intergender person — see also kathoey

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 人妖 (zh) (rényāo)

• Finnish: napsu, transu (fi)
• French: ladyboy m (anglicism)
• Georgian: ქალაბიჭა (kalabič̣a)
• German: Ladyboy m (anglicism, uncommon)
• Japanese: ニューハーフ (nyūhāfu) ((pseudo-anglicism: from "new half"), レディーボーイ (redībōi) (anglicism)
• Khmer: ខ្ទើយ (km) (khtəəy)
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• Lao: ກະເທີຍ (lo) (ka thœ̄i)
• Macedonian: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: ladyboy (pl) m
• Russian: ледибо́й m (ledibój) (anglicism)
• Swedish: ladyboy c (anglicism), flickpojke (sv) c
• Tamil: please add this translation if you can
• Thai: กะเทย (th) (gà-təəi)
• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

See also

• kathoey
• shemale

References

• OED 2006