manmode
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]manmode (uncountable)
- (especially in transgender slang) The state of presenting as a man, regardless of one's actual gender identity, especially of a trans woman.
- 2021 March 3, @CaptAmazo, Twitter[1], archived from the original on 2021-03-03:
- I actually wanna record one of my songs for the Youtubs[sic] but I don't know if I'm ready to come out on Youtube and I don't wanna record in MaNmOdE it's a crisis đ©
- 2022 June 24, @MsTransKafka, Twitter[2], archived from the original on 2022-07-13:
- Gotta spend Friday afternoon with my family in manmode tho, rip
- 2022 December 25, @HORMONEABUSER, Twitter[3], archived from the original on 2023-07-05:
- christmas manmode (my mom asked for hair advice)
Verb
[edit]manmode (third-person singular simple present manmodes, present participle manmoding, simple past and past participle manmoded)
- (especially in transgender slang, intransitive) To present as a man, regardless of one's actual gender identity, especially of a trans woman.
- 2022 March 9, @0xCAFEBEEF, Twitter[4], archived from the original on 2022-03-09:
- okay, i get it, the new haircut sucks, back to manmoding for me
- 2022 October 29, @barkriza, Twitter[6], archived from the original on 2023-07-05:
- i dont boymode, i manmode
Derived terms
[edit]Usage notes
[edit]- Manmode suggests an older and more masculine appearance than boymode.