Meanings
- derogatoryuncountable4chan /lgbt/ slangThe confidence in their appearance possessed by some hons (non-passing trans women), which many anti-trans people consider irrational.
u dont need honfidence, u pass
2022 May 27, @estrogenizedboy, Twitter, archived from the original on 27 May 20225 more examples
what's the secret, anons? is it because they don't give a fuck? i guess it's all about HONfidence after all...
2018 December 21, anonymous author, 4chan, /lgbt/i tweet like i have more followers than i do not just because my old account has a lot of followers but because i am practicing honfidence for when i need it most
2022 June 12, @estradiolnihil, Twitter, archived from the original on 13 Jun 2022I am like actually so stupid that I was going to get my ears pierced next week LOL. I am so glad whatever honfidence that had developed was nipped in the bud before I was gonna embarass^([sic]) myself even more. god I hate looking like this. it hurts so much
2022 June 17, @ellie_fail, Twitter, archived from the original on 05 Jul 2023i have no idea how i managed to girlmode last year without throwing myself off a cliff honfidence is real y'all
2022 December 11, @LillianaFuture, Twitter, archived from the original on 05 Jul 2023All the cool tgirls are doing it I gotta have a little honfidence
2023 January 10, @epistemophagy, Twitter
Origin
Blend of hon (“a trans woman who does not pass”) + confidence.
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honfidence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honfidence
“honfidence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honfidence. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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