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truscum

/ˈtruːˌskʌm/

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truscum noun: a person who believes that gender dysphoria is an essential trait to being transgender.

Noun

truscum (plural truscum)

  1. (derogatory, slang, usually) A person who believes that gender dysphoria is an essential trait to being transgender.
    • The term 'truscum', meant to be an epithet directed at the medicalization supporters, came into usage through an often-referenced post by tumblr user transstingray [... in 2012] a 'truscum' individual believes that all trans people should identify as transsexual, identify within the binary, use...2013, Alexander Wijnants, "Identity of Neurology Social Media and the Politician versus Medicalization of Trans People", Synaesthesia: Communication Across Cultures, ISSN 1883-5953, Volume 1, Number...
    • The truscum, or medical supporters, use basic, non-radical goals and a reliance on empirical evidence to develop and support a self-concept of being the more rational and realistic group within the debate.2013, Alexander Wijnants, "Identity of Neurology Social Media and the Politician versus Medicalization of Trans People", Synaesthesia: Communication Across Cultures, ISSN 1883-5953, Volume 1, Number...
    Antonyms:
    tucute

Examples of truscum in a sentence

  • That, in summary, is the tone taken by the very recently developed factions of quote unquote social justice warriors, trans and trans* activists, truscum, radfems; […]2014, Zoe Kilbourn, "PSA, UWU: Tumblr, Gender, and Gaga", Pelican (University of Western Australia), Volume 85, Edition 6, circa September...
  • Even among wonderful and truscum-battling friends I still avoid the label trans, instead occasionally asking for 'they' pronouns to be used and trying to talk of men as an outsider.2015, Henrx Holmes, "Unmanned", No HeterOx (Oxford, UK), page 7 (approx.)

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Forms of truscum

pluraltruscum

Origin of truscum

Coined in 2012 on Tumblr. Clipping of the derogatory epithet “true transsexual scum”; by surface analysis, tru- (“true, genuine”) + scum. Some early instances also reference similar terms radscum and cis scum, which are possible influences. For additional context, see Citations:truscum.

Questions about truscum

What does truscum mean?
Truscum means a person who believes that gender dysphoria is an essential trait to being transgender.
How do you use truscum in a sentence?
That, in summary, is the tone taken by the very recently developed factions of quote unquote social justice warriors, trans and trans* activists, truscum, radfems; […]
What part of speech is truscum?
Truscum is a noun.
How do you pronounce truscum?
Truscum is pronounced /ˈtruːˌskʌm/.
What is the plural of truscum?
The plural of truscum is truscum.

Words near truscum in the dictionary

  1. Truscellos
  2. Truscheit
  3. Truscott
  4. truscottite
  5. Truscotts
  6. truscum
  7. Trusham
  8. trusion
  9. Truskavets
  10. Truslow
  11. Truslows

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