cissy

C3I1S1S1Y4
/ˈsɪsi/

noun

A cisgender or cissexual person.

UncommonScrabble 10

Meanings

cissy1

nouncissy (plural cissies)

plural cissies

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of sissy (“wimp”).

cissy2

nouncissy (plural cissies)

plural cissies

  1. 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 104

    If 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

proper noun
  1. 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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APA

cissy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cissy

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cissy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cissy.

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