ladyboy

See also: lady boy

English

Etymology

lady +‎ boy

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈleɪdiˌbɔɪ/
- Audio (Southern England) (file)

Noun

ladyboy (plural ladyboys)

(colloquial, chiefly Thailand) A trans woman or transfeminine person in or from Asia.

Usage notes

The use of ladyboy to refer to trans women is common and accepted in Southeast Asia especially Thailand, but considered offensive outside of it.

Translations

effeminate homosexual man, especially an intergender person — see also kathoey

Chinese:
Mandarin: 人妖 (zh) (rényāo)
Finnish: napsu (fi), transu (fi), kikityty
French: ladyboy m (anglicism)
Georgian: ქალაბიჭა (kalabič̣a)
German: Ladyboy m (anglicism, uncommon)
Japanese: ニューハーフ (nyūhāfu) ((pseudo-anglicism: from "new half"), レディーボーイ (redībōi) (anglicism)
Khmer: ខ្ទើយ (km) (khtəəy)
Lao: ກະເທີຍ (lo) (ka thœ̄i)
Macedonian: please add this translation if you can
Polish: ladyboy (pl) m
Russian: ледибо́й m (ledibój) (anglicism)
Swedish: ladyboy c (anglicism), flickpojke (sv) c
Tamil: please add this translation if you can
Thai: กะเทย (th) (gà-təəi)
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

See also

References

OED 2006

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