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transmisogynoir

UK/ˌtɹanz.mɪˈsɒd͡ʒ.ɪˌnwɑː/US/ˌtɹænz.mɪˈsɑd͡ʒ.ɪˌnwɑɹ/

transmisogynoir noun: hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against black trans women.

Noun

transmisogynoir (uncountable)

  1. (neologism) Hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against black trans women.
    • When Black American transgender women contend with these dynamics, they experience transmisogynoir, the interactive product of anti-Blackness, transphobia, and sexism.2017, Kevin L. Nadal, The SAGE Encyclopedia of Psychology and Gender, SAGE Publications, →ISBN

Origin of transmisogynoir

Blend of transmisogyny + misogynoir, from trans- + misogyny + French noir (“black”); coined on the site Gradient Lair in 2014.

Questions about transmisogynoir

What does transmisogynoir mean?
Transmisogynoir means hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against black trans women.
What part of speech is transmisogynoir?
Transmisogynoir is a noun.
How do you pronounce transmisogynoir?
Transmisogynoir is pronounced /ˌtɹanz.mɪˈsɒd͡ʒ.ɪˌnwɑː/ (UK).

Words near transmisogynoir in the dictionary

  1. transmisiacs
  2. transmisic
  3. transmisogynist
  4. transmisogynistic
  5. transmisogynists
  6. transmisogynoir
  7. transmisogyny
  8. transmisogyny-affected
  9. transmisogyny-exempt
  10. transmiss
  11. transmissable

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