tranny

• trannie

All are shortened forms as indicated.

• (US) enPR: trăʹni IPA^(key): /ˈtɹæ.ni/

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• Rhymes: -æni
• Hyphenation: tran‧ny

tranny (plural trannies)

1. (slang, chiefly derogatory, offensive) A transsexual, transgender, or transvestite person, usually a trans woman.
   • 2018, Roddie Lee Kingsfield; M.Ed., Purple Passionflower: The Path to Becoming a Powerful Trans Peace Warrior, page 56:

     When I spoke with lesbians, most would tell me, “I don't date trannies. […]

2. (colloquial, Commonwealth) A transistor radio.
   • 2012, Dave Thompson, To Major Tom:

     We talk, and I listen to Radio Luxembourg on my tranny – I have a little earplug, so if any teachers come in they won't hear it.

3. (colloquial, automotive) A mechanical transmission, a gearbox.
   • 2012, Phil Edmonston, Lemon-Aid Used Cars and Trucks 2012–2013:

     Other incidents where the tranny suddenly locks up in high gear and requires that the car be restarted to return to normal.

4. (colloquial) A transformer.
5. (slang, skateboarding) A transition between moves.

The sense referring to a trans person is among the most offensive terms for a trans person in English. It is almost always applied to AMAB trans women and is, perhaps, only outranked in offensiveness by shemale, with which it is often used synonymously, especially in pornography. Trans people occasionnally self-apply tranny as a reclaimed slur.

• (a trans person): tranny chaser, trannydom, trannify

• trynna