ladyboy

noun

la·​dy·​boy ˈlā-dē-ˌbȯi 

variants or lady boy

plural ladyboys or lady boys

1

sometimes offensive : a gender nonconforming person usually from southeast Asia and especially Thailand

especially : such a person likened to or assumed to be a trans woman

Note: Sense 1 of ladyboy is sometimes used as a neutral or positive self-descriptor but is likely to be considered offensive if used by others.

2

informal + disparaging : an effeminate man or boy

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined at sense 2