cock in a frock

noun

A trans woman.

Meanings

nouncock in a frock (plural cocks in frocks)

plural cocks in frocks

  1. derogatoryoffensiveslangvulgarA trans woman.

Origin

From the 1994 movie The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Chosen for the rhyme. See cock (“penis”).

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cock in a frock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cock%20in%20a%20frock

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“cock in a frock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cock%20in%20a%20frock. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cock in a frock,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cock%20in%20a%20frock.

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