"transfan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: transfans [plural]
Etymology: trans + fan Etymology templates: {{compound|en|trans|fan}} trans + fan Head templates: {{en-noun}} transfan (plural transfans)
  1. (informal) One who is attracted to transsexual or transgender people. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Transgender Related terms: skoliosexual, tranny chaser [pejorative]

Inflected forms

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