tranny

¹

or tran·nie

[ tran-ee ]

noun

, Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.

, plural tran·nies.

1. a contemptuous term used to refer to a transgender person, especially a transgender woman, or a crossdresser.

tranny

²

[ tran-ee ]

noun

, Slang.

, plural tran·nies.

1. a vehicle's transmission.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tranny¹

First recorded in 1960–65; by shortening and alteration

Origin of tranny²

First recorded in 1975–80; by shortening and alteration

Example Sentences

Others said that the U.S. should “send tranny soldiers back to Afghanistan” and disparaged people who had surgeries to “snip” their genitals.

From Los Angeles Times

“They said, ‘So, who brought the tranny.’

From Los Angeles Times

"So now they're going to put me with other trannies that have seen their cases like mine or with one tranny like me that has a case like mine," Tubbs says.

From Fox News

I would wake up to DMs calling me a "tranny", my phone would ping with the words, "You're a man."

From BBC

The transphobic slur “tranny” appeared on May 19.

From Seattle Times