Phrase guide
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adj
Chiefly of a cross-dressing, non-binary, or trans person: dressed in feminine clothing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Of a situation: suitable for a cross-dressing, non-binary, or trans person to dress in feminine clothing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adv
Of a cross-dressing, non-binary, or trans person: while dressed in feminine clothing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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History
Borrowed from French en femme (“as a woman”) as in s’habille en femme (“dresses as a woman”), from en (“as”) + femme (“woman”).
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
