ipso gender

adjective

Of an intersex person: identifying with the sex they were medically assigned; having a gender which matches their assigned sex.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:ipso gender.”

OriginLatin ipso →
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Meanings

adjective
  1. Of an intersex person: identifying with the sex they were medically assigned; having a gender which matches their assigned sex.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:ipso gender.

Origin

  1. Latinipso
  2. Englishipso gender

Coined by C. G. Costello in 2014. Latin ipso means "at the very same" (gender as they were assigned), compare ipso facto or ipso substitution.

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APA

ipso gender. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ipso%20gender

MLA

“ipso gender.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ipso%20gender. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ipso gender,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ipso%20gender.

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