Standard Lemma guide

genderqueer

adj · noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not exclusively male or female; having or pertaining to a gender identity which is not represented by the gender binary.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: non-binary

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Someone who is genderqueer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: sometimes considered offensive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

(sometimes considered offensive) To make genderqueer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From gender + queer. First known uses were in queer zines of the 1980s. Popularized in the 1990s including by Riki Wilchins.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: genderqueer — having a non-binary gender — see also non-binary
  • Chinese Mandarin: 性別酷兒 /性别酷儿 (xìngbiékùr) — having a non-binary gender — see also non-binary
  • Dutch: genderqueer — having a non-binary gender — see also non-binary
  • Esperanto: neduuma — having a non-binary gender — see also non-binary
  • French: genderqueer — having a non-binary gender — see also non-binary
  • German: genderqueer — having a non-binary gender — see also non-binary
  • Hindi: जेंडर कवीर (jeṇḍar kavīr) — having a non-binary gender — see also non-binary
  • Hungarian: genderqueer — having a non-binary gender — see also non-binary
  • Japanese: ジェンダークィア (jendaa kwia) — having a non-binary gender — see also non-binary
  • Polish: niebinarny — having a non-binary gender — see also non-binary
  • Spanish: cuir — having a non-binary gender — see also non-binary
  • Spanish: no binario — having a non-binary gender — see also non-binary
  • Spanish: queer — having a non-binary gender — see also non-binary
  • Spanish: género cuir — having a non-binary gender — see also non-binary
  • Spanish: género queer — having a non-binary gender — see also non-binary
  • Tamil: பால்புதுமையர் (pālputumaiyar) — having a non-binary gender — see also non-binary
  • Vietnamese: đa dạng giới — having a non-binary gender — see also non-binary