"boymode" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From boy + mode. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|boy|mode}} boy + mode Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} boymode (uncountable)
  1. (especially in transgender slang) The state of presenting as a boy, regardless of one's actual gender identity. Tags: especially, uncountable Categories (topical): Transgender Translations (Translations): boymode (French)
    Sense id: en-boymode-en-noun-UdEcLCcw Disambiguation of Transgender: 82 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 77 23

Verb

Forms: boymodes [present, singular, third-person], boymoding [participle, present], boymoded [participle, past], boymoded [past]
Etymology: From boy + mode. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|boy|mode}} boy + mode Head templates: {{en-verb}} boymode (third-person singular simple present boymodes, present participle boymoding, simple past and past participle boymoded)
  1. (intransitive, especially in transgender slang) To present as a boy, regardless of one's actual gender identity. Tags: especially, intransitive Derived forms: boymoder Translations (Translations): boymoder (French)
    Sense id: en-boymode-en-verb-i1yCJSiB

Inflected forms

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          "text": "I was out in semi-boymode tonight and some drunk Scottish guy walked up to me in the street and said \"Aye pal, you tryna become a lassie?\" I was just like \"Umm I guess\" super embarrassedly, and he said \"ah well good on ya, don't let nae cunt tell you who you are, be yoursel\"",
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          "text": "Before I came out as trans I was in boymode at work and this girl came up to me and goes \"You're not fooling anyone\" I was like \"Huh?\" she goes \"You're one of them girls pretending to be a boy. I can see your tits and they're bigger than mine!\" I love accidental validation!",
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