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trans widows

trans widows is the plural of trans widow.

Meaning of trans widow

Noun

trans widow (plural trans widows)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see trans, widow; a widow who is transgender.
    • Trans widow Nikki Araguz won her battle in February to have her marriage recognized to her deceased husband.2014 May 30, Anna Waugh, “Texas marriage cases stall in state, federal courts”, in Dallas Voice, archived from the original on 12 Dec 2021, page 9
  2. (offensive, gender-critical slang) A cis woman who feels her marriage ended or is at risk of ending due to her spouse coming out as a trans woman.
    • When I began my public life as a transwidow, I knew who knew by the curious or pitying stares we got.2012, Christine Benvenuto, Sex Changes: A Memoir of Marriage, Gender, and Moving On, unnumbered page

Questions about trans widows

What is trans widows the plural of?
Trans widows is the plural of trans widow.

Words near trans widows in the dictionary

  1. trans someone's gender
  2. trans tape
  3. trans tapes
  4. trans the gay away
  5. trans widow
  6. trans widows
  7. trans woman
  8. trans womanhood
  9. trans women
  10. trans womyn
  11. trans*

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