Meanings
adjectiveno-ho (not comparable)
- not comparableHaving chosen not to undergo hormone replacement therapy.
nounno-ho (plural no-hos)
plural no-hos
- A transgender or transsexual person who has chosen not to undergo hormone replacement therapy.
So the no-ho's & crosslivers tend to push buttons among the usually more mainstream ts's, esp at alt.support.srs which is supposed to be a support group reserved for srs-related issues (not that one can tell any more).
2005 February 13, cat-o-matic, “Re: A Rationale for SRS”, in soc.support.transgendered (Usenet)
Origin
Short for no hormones.
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