noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/tɹænzˌvɛs.tɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
Received-Pronunciation:[-ʃn̩]
General-American:/tɹænzˌvɛs.tɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
General-American:/-tə-/
General-American:[-ʃn̩]
rhymes with -eɪʃən
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noun
Meaning 1
An informal investigation into whether a public figure is secretly transgender, generally conducted by analyzing that person's appearance and anatomical structure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet
Qualifier: conspiracy theories
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh2-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh2t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h2ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h2n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh1- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh1os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus Old French gendrebor. Middle English gendre English gender English transgender Middle English investigacioun English investigation blend English transvestigation Blend of transgender + investigation.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
French:
transvestigation
— informal investigation into a public figure's gender identity