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she-male

she-male is the alternative form of shemale.

Meaning of shemale

Noun

shemale (plural shemales)

  1. (derogatory, especially, offensive, proscribed) A male-to-female transsexual or transgender person; a trans woman.
    1. (broadly, derogatory, especially, offensive, proscribed, uncommon) A male or non-binary person with feminine characteristics; a femboy.
  2. (nonstandard) A male animal which displays female traits or behaviors; for example, a male reptile which gives off female pheromones.
    • She-male garter snakes exploit the amorous attentions of other males to warm up.2001, R. Shine, B. Phillips, H. Waye, M. LeMaster, R. T. Mason, Benefits of female mimicry in snakes, in Nature (414, 267)

Forms of she-male

pluralshe-males

Origin of she-male

From she- + male.

Questions about she-male

What is she-male the alternative form of?
She-male is the alternative form of shemale.

Words near she-male in the dictionary

  1. she-goats
  2. she-he
  3. she-hes
  4. she-lion
  5. she-lions
  6. she-male
  7. she-males
  8. she-mullet
  9. she-mullets
  10. she-oak
  11. she-oaks

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