female impersonation

noun

The art, practice, or business of entertainment involving female impersonators.

Meanings

nounfemale impersonation (countable and uncountable, plural female impersonations)

plural female impersonations

  1. countableuncountableperforming artsThe art, practice, or business of entertainment involving female impersonators.

    Coccinelle, the flamboyant star of a female-impersonation revue at the Carrousel Club in Paris, recounted the saga of her physical transformation to Italiaan journalist Mario Costa.

    2001, Susan Stryker, Queer Pulp, page 82
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APA

female impersonation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/female%20impersonation

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Chicago

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