"transfan" meaning in English

See transfan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: transfans [plural]
Etymology: From 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]
    Sense id: en-transfan-en-noun-GbI9y5GS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "(informal) One who is attracted to transsexual or transgender people."
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