Phrase guide

peak trans

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The moment when a person feels motivated to adopt gender-critical or anti-transgender views.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To cause one to adopt gender-critical or trans-exclusionary views.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

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Synonyms: peak

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From peak + trans. Emerged from the use of peak as an adjective meaning "at the greatest extent" or "maximum" (compare peak oil). The phrase peak trans is first attested online in this sense in 2014 and in print in 2016.