malefail
malefail is the alternative form of male-fail.
Meaning of male-fail
Verb
male-fail (third-person singular simple present male-fails, present participle male-failing, simple past and past participle male-failed)
- Of a trans woman: to fail to pass as male; to make a successful male-to-female transition.
- I just male-failed with a customer and I'm so happy!
Forms of malefail
| third-person singular present | malefails |
|---|---|
| present participle | malefailing |
| past participle | malefailed |
| past | malefailed |
Questions about malefail
- What is malefail the alternative form of?
- Malefail is the alternative form of male-fail.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: malefail (page history and authors); male-fail (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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