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boymoder

Syllables: boy·mod·erUK/ˈbɔɪ.moʊ.də//ˈbɔɪ.moʊ.dəɹ/

boymoder noun: one who is in boymode, especially a trans woman who is on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) but is not open about one's identity ("out of the closet").

Noun

boymoder (plural boymoders)

  1. (transgender slang) One who is in boymode, especially a trans woman who is on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) but is not open about one's identity ("out of the closet").
    • A term like boymoder picks out those people who may undergo hormonal transition without coming out, with a classic identifying feature being an oversized hoodie masking the changes in body shape happening underneath.2024, Alexis Davin, “Femboys in the Factory: Trans Labor beyond Abjection?”, in Transgender Studies Quarterly, volume 11, number 2, page 297
    • I foolishly assumed more people knew what a boymoder was when writing the brief for Leeroy's wardrobe.2026 June 21, @gooseworx.bsky.social [Gooseworx], Bluesky (post), archived from the original on 21 Jun 2026

Forms of boymoder

pluralboymoders

Origin of boymoder

From boymode + -er. By surface analysis, boy + -moder.

Questions about boymoder

What does boymoder mean?
Boymoder means one who is in boymode, especially a trans woman who is on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) but is not open about one's identity ("out of the closet").
What part of speech is boymoder?
Boymoder is a noun.
How do you pronounce boymoder?
Boymoder is pronounced /ˈbɔɪ.moʊ.də/ (UK).
What is the plural of boymoder?
The plural of boymoder is boymoders.

Words near boymoder in the dictionary

  1. Boylston
  2. boyly
  3. boymilk
  4. boymode
  5. boymoded
  6. boymoder
  7. boymoders
  8. boymodes
  9. boymoding
  10. Boyne
  11. Boynes

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