Definitions For Ladyboy

Noun

LADYBOY (plural LADYBOYs) A trans woman or transfeminine person in or from Asia.

Usage notes

The use of ladyboy to refer to trans women is common and accepted in Asia, but considered offensive outside of Asia.

Translations

{{trans-top-also, effeminate homosexual man, especially an intergender person, kathoey}} Chinese: : Mandarin: 人妖, tr=rényāo, sc=Hani Finnish: napsu, transu French: ladyboy, m {{qualifier, anglicism}} Georgian: ქალაბიჭა, sc=Geor German: Ladyboy, m {{qualifier, anglicism, uncommon}} Japanese: ニューハーフ (nyūhāfu, sc=Jpan) {{qualifier, (pseudo-anglicism: from "new half"}}, レディーボーイ (redībōi, sc=Jpan) {{qualifier, anglicism}} Khmer: ខ្ទើយ Lao: ກະເທີຍ Macedonian: {{t-needed, mk}} Polish: ladyboy, m Russian: ледибо́й, m {{qualifier, anglicism}} Swedish: ladyboy, c {{qualifier, anglicism}}, flickpojke, c Tamil: {{t-needed, ta}} Thai: กะเทย Vietnamese: {{t-needed, vi}}

Etymology

lady + boy

See also

kathoey shemale

Is Ladyboy a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
16
Words with Friends
16

The word Ladyboy is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends

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