"troon" meaning in English

See troon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tɹuːn/ Forms: troons [plural]
Rhymes: -uːn Etymology: Blend of transgender + goon (“member of Something Awful”). Etymology templates: {{blend|en|transgender|goon|t2=member of Something Awful}} Blend of transgender + goon (“member of Something Awful”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} troon (plural troons)
  1. (Internet slang, derogatory, offensive) A transgender person. Tags: Internet, derogatory, offensive Categories (topical): Transgender, Transphobia Derived forms: troonism, troon out Translations (Translations): troon (French)
    Sense id: en-troon-en-noun-VyAJz9Qs Disambiguation of Transgender: 77 21 3 Disambiguation of Transphobia: 69 26 4 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English blends: 29 36 36 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 29 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): People
Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0

Verb

IPA: /tɹuːn/ Forms: troons [present, singular, third-person], trooning [participle, present], trooned [participle, past], trooned [past]
Rhymes: -uːn Etymology: Blend of transgender + goon (“member of Something Awful”). Etymology templates: {{blend|en|transgender|goon|t2=member of Something Awful}} Blend of transgender + goon (“member of Something Awful”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} troon (third-person singular simple present troons, present participle trooning, simple past and past participle trooned)
  1. (intransitive, Internet slang, chiefly derogatory, offensive) To undergo gender transition. Tags: Internet, derogatory, intransitive, offensive Synonyms: troon out
    Sense id: en-troon-en-verb-z532yUjB Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 29 36 36
  2. (transitive, Internet slang, derogatory, offensive) To make someone transition. Tags: Internet, derogatory, offensive, transitive
    Sense id: en-troon-en-verb-QLA061-7 Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 29 36 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): People Related terms: troons (english: trousers)
Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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