transyouths

Noun

transyouth (countable and uncountable, plural transyouths or transyouth)

1. A member of a South Korean youth subculture highly active on social media.
   • Transyouth are in the transitional phase between youth and adulthood and have been the pioneers of the flourishing network culture in South Korea at the convergence of analog and digital.2010, Stephanie Hemelryk Donald, Theresa Dirndorfer Anderson, Damien Spry, Youth, Society and Mobile Media in Asia, page 90
2. (countable) A transgender or transsexual adolescent or young adult.
   • The harassment of Latina/o trans-youths who came in for services became a point of contention for many of the youth clients seeking assistance.2015, Gilberto Q. Conchas, Cracks in the Schoolyard Confronting Latino Educational Inequality
3. (uncountable) Transgender or transsexual youths, collectively.
   • Because of much of the validation the transyouth have experienced through the Internet and small group discussions, they are arriving on campuses with less trepidation and fear; instead, announcing, "here I am, I need services: housing, […]2004, Yolanda C. Padilla, Gay and Lesbian Rights Organizing
4. (uncountable) The state or condition of being a transgender or transsexual adolescent or young adult.