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noun
Hatred of or contempt for trans women.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: neologism, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From trans- + misogyny. Coined by Julia Serano in 2006 and popularised in her 2007 book Whipping Girl, who defined it as the intersection of traditional sexism (belief in women's inferiority) with oppositional sexism (belief in a rigid gender binary).
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
