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 + boySee also
kathoey shemaleIs 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