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cisqueer

UK/ˈsɪsˌkwɪə//ˈsɪsˌkwɪɚ/

cisqueer adjective: cisgender and queer.

Adjective

cisqueer (comparative more cisqueer, superlative most cisqueer)

  1. Cisgender and queer.
    • Nelson identifies as a cisqueer female and uses the Preferred Gender Pronouns (PGP) they, them and theirs.2015, Rebecca Huff, "Gender identity at Miami", The Miami Student (Miami University, Oxford, OH), page 3
    • Anastasia M. Collins is a cisqueer mixed woman of color and the research and instruction librarian for children’s literature and social work at Simmons College, […]2018, Anastasia M. Collins, "Language, Power, and Oppression in the LIS Diversity Void", Library Trends, Volume 67, Number 1, Summer 2018, page 51

Forms of cisqueer

comparativemore cisqueer
superlativemost cisqueer

Origin of cisqueer

From cis- + queer.

Questions about cisqueer

What does cisqueer mean?
Cisqueer means cisgender and queer.
What part of speech is cisqueer?
Cisqueer is an adjective.
How do you pronounce cisqueer?
Cisqueer is pronounced /ˈsɪsˌkwɪə/ (UK).

Words near cisqueer in the dictionary

  1. cisplatine
  2. cisplatins
  3. cisplatinum
  4. cispontine
  5. cisprivilege
  6. cisqueer
  7. cisregulation
  8. cisregulatory
  9. cisrhenane
  10. ciss
  11. cissa

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