trannie, n. slang.
(ˈtrænɪ)
[Shortening: see -y6.]
A transvestite.
| 1983 The Magazine Apr. 23/3 Guys needn't worry..unless they look as if they're cruising or mistake a ‘trannie’, most of whom are a lot more glamorous than the real girls. 1984 McConville & Shearlaw Slanguage of Sex (1985) 256/1 Trannie, transvestite. An affectionate abbreviation, in vogue amongst sections of the gay community. 1990 Gay Times July 47 By 11pm they seem drunkenly immune to the influx of trannies, trendies, and other creatures of the night. |