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ladyboy

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈleɪdiˌbɔɪ/
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noun

Meaning 1

A trans woman or transfeminine person in or from Asia, especially Thailand.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Thailand, offensive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From lady + boy.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 人妖 (rényāo) — effeminate homosexual man, especially an intergender person — see also kathoey
  • Finnish: napsu — effeminate homosexual man, especially an intergender person — see also kathoey
  • Finnish: transu — effeminate homosexual man, especially an intergender person — see also kathoey
  • Finnish: kikityty — effeminate homosexual man, especially an intergender person — see also kathoey
  • French: ladyboy — effeminate homosexual man, especially an intergender person — see also kathoey
  • Georgian: ქალაბიჭა (kalabič̣a) — effeminate homosexual man, especially an intergender person — see also kathoey
  • German: Ladyboy — effeminate homosexual man, especially an intergender person — see also kathoey
  • Italian: ladyboy — effeminate homosexual man, especially an intergender person — see also kathoey
  • Khmer: ខ្ទើយ (khtəəy) — effeminate homosexual man, especially an intergender person — see also kathoey
  • Lao: ກະເທີຍ (ka thœ̄i) — effeminate homosexual man, especially an intergender person — see also kathoey
  • Polish: ladyboy — effeminate homosexual man, especially an intergender person — see also kathoey
  • Russian: ледибо́й (ledibój) — effeminate homosexual man, especially an intergender person — see also kathoey
  • Swedish: ladyboy — effeminate homosexual man, especially an intergender person — see also kathoey
  • Swedish: flickpojke — effeminate homosexual man, especially an intergender person — see also kathoey
  • Thai: กะเทย (gà-təəi) — effeminate homosexual man, especially an intergender person — see also kathoey