Definition of "tranny" []

• A transsexual, transgender or transvestite person, usually a transwoman. (noun)
• Short form of transistor radio. (noun)
• Short form of transmission in the automotive sense. (noun)
• Short form of transformer. (noun)

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• "I would prefer that LGBT media use alternatives to tranny (for example: transgender people, trans people or transpeople) when describing groups of trans people, but there are times when the term tranny may be the most appropriate term because of the self-identification of an individual or a particular group."
• "And, my problem isn't that some LGBT media and reporters use the term tranny, but that they don't comprehend the nuances of when -- and how -- to use the term."
• "Well, let's redirect our attention to the term tranny, keeping in mind the nuances of how LGBT people and LGBT media use queer in mind."