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• she-male

語源

From she +‎ male.

発音

• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈʃi.meɪl/
• 韻: -iːmeɪl

名詞

shemale (plural shemales)

1. (offensive, proscribed, especially in pornography) A male-to-female transsexual or transgender person; a trans woman.
2. (biology, nonstandard, see usage notes) A male animal which displays female traits or behaviors; for example, a male reptile which gives off female pheromones.
   • 2001, R. Shine, B. Phillips, H. Waye, M. LeMaster, R. T. Mason, Benefits of female mimicry in snakes, in Nature (414, 267):

     She-male garter snakes exploit the amorous attentions of other males to warm up.

使用する際の注意点

• The use of shemale to refer to trans women is offensive and proscribed by several authorities. It is found especially (though not exclusively) in pornography, where it and the similarly offensive term tranny are the primary references to trans women.
• The use of shemale in biology has been criticized (e.g. by biologist Joan Roughgarden) as "degrading [...] borrowed from the porn industry" and unprofessional.

反意語

• hefemale

参考

• ladyboy
• newhalf

参照

アナグラム

• healmes

名詞

she-male (plural she-males)

1. Alternative form of shemale.

アナグラム

• healmes