Meanings
cissy1
cissy2
plural cissies
- derogatoryhumorousoftenrareslangsometimesA cisgender or cissexual person.
> Cis- is a Latin prefix meaning "on this side" or, less correctly, "near", as opposed to trans-, Latin for "across" or "through". Gee, I guess that makes most folks cissies! :-)
1998 June 10, Karen Ross, “Re: what does cisgendered stand for anyway ...”, in alt.support.srs (Usenet)2 more examples
"She could be a straight cissy who just had a bunch of plastic surgery done," Tabitha said. A cissy was a 'cisgendered' person, someone who wasn't transsexual, someone happy with being and dressing like whatever gender they were born as.
2003, Brian St.Claire-King, Fates Worse Than Death: Sunrise Hotel, →ISBN, page 104If a coalition of queer and trans-rights groups came together and called for a big demonstration outside the Fox News studeios in midtown Manhattan, I would be there along with tons of other gay, lesbian, straight and bi cissies. How about it?
2014 January 8-15, Dan Savage, in Philadelphia Weekly
Cissy3
- A diminutive of the female given name Cicely.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving unsuitable feminine qualities
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From cis(gender) + -y, on the analogy of tranny and punning on sissy.
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Cite this entry
cissy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cissy
“cissy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cissy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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