"trans widow" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trans widows [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} trans widow (plural trans widows)
  1. (gender-critical slang, offensive) A cis woman who feels her marriage ended or is at risk of ending due to her spouse coming out as a trans woman. Tags: offensive Categories (topical): Female people, Marriage, Transgender, Transphobia Translations (Translations): veuve trans (French)
    Sense id: en-trans_widow-en-noun-QzgNWxaN Disambiguation of Female people: 75 25 Disambiguation of Marriage: 83 17 Disambiguation of Transgender: 62 38 Disambiguation of Transphobia: 48 52 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: 72 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 98 2
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see trans, widow; a widow who is transgender. Categories (topical): Transphobia Synonyms: transwidow
    Sense id: en-trans_widow-en-noun-fvze3IVK Disambiguation of Transphobia: 48 52

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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