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newhalf

newhalf noun: a trans woman.

Noun

newhalf (plural newhalfs or newhalves)

  1. (countable, slang) A trans woman.
  2. (slang) A character with a female body but only male genitals.

Forms of newhalf

pluralnewhalfs
pluralnewhalves
alternative formnew half

Origin of newhalf

Calque of Japanese ニューハーフ (nyūhāfu). ニューハーフ is wasei eigo, from English.

Questions about newhalf

What does newhalf mean?
Newhalf means a trans woman.
What part of speech is newhalf?
Newhalf is a noun.
What is the plural of newhalf?
The plural of newhalf is newhalfs.

Words near newhalf in the dictionary

  1. newgrouped
  2. newgrouping
  3. newgroups
  4. Newgulf
  5. Newhailes
  6. newhalf
  7. newhalfs
  8. Newhall
  9. Newhalls
  10. newhalves
  11. Newham

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