Phrase guide

John 50

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A trans woman who has long repressed her feelings of gender dysphoria.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory

Qualifier: 4chan /lgbt/ slang

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Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To transition as a John 50.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, intransitive

Qualifier: 4chan /lgbt/ slang

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From John + translingual 50, in reference to a 2001 study in the journal Gender and Psychoanalysis, where a 50-year-old male identified as John is described as struggling with gender dysphoria after years of repression.