Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈbɔɪ.moʊ.də/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈbɔɪ.moʊ.dəɹ/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
Noun
One who is in boymode, especially a trans woman who is on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) but is not open about one's identity ("out of the closet").
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More examples (1)
A term like boymoder picks out those people who may undergo hormonal transition without coming out, with a classic identifying feature being an oversized hoodie masking the changes in body shape happening underneath.
I foolishly assumed more people knew what a boymoder was when writing the brief for Leeroy's wardrobe.