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Definition 2024

ladyboy

ladyboy

See also: lady boy

English

Noun

ladyboy ‎(plural ladyboys)

An effeminate homosexual man, or one who adopts a feminine appearance, especially an intergender person.

Translations

effeminate homosexual man, especially an intergender person — See also translations at : kathoey

Chinese:
Mandarin: 人妖 (zh) ‎(rényāo)
Finnish: napsu, transu (fi)
French: ladyboy m (anglicism)
Georgian: ქალაბიჭა ‎(kalabič̣a)
German: Ladyboy m (anglicism, uncommon)
Japanese: ニューハーフ ‎(nyūhāfu) ((pseudo-anglicism: from "new half"), レディーボーイ ‎(redībōi) (anglicism)
Khmer: ខ្ទើយ (km) ‎(khteuy)

Lao: ກະເທີຍ (lo) ‎(ka thœ̄i)
Macedonian:
Polish: ladyboy (pl) m
Russian: ледибо́й m ‎(ledibój) (anglicism)
Swedish: ladyboy c (anglicism), flickpojke (sv) c
Tamil:
Thai: กะเทย (th) ‎(kàthoey)
Vietnamese:

See also

kathoey
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References

OED 2006