t-boy

plural t-boys · alternative tboy

1. informalA trans man.

   And if you happened to be a femmy T-boy, genderphobia ran rampant!

   2017 May 22, Stephanie Chambers, Jane Farrow, Maureen Fitzgerald, Ed Jackson, John Lorinc, Tim McCaskell, Rebecca Sheffield, Tatum Taylor, Rahim Thawer, Any Other Way: How Toronto Got Queer, Coach House Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC

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   You don't see flat T-girls. T-boys shouldn't have a v-shaped crotch.

   2000 February 11, “Any females out there”, in alt.fashion.crossdressing (Usenet)

   If you are a t-boy (a transgender boy) with a vagina of your own, there are many possibilities for vaginal sex; I am sure you don't need me to enlighten you on that subject.

   2004, Lannie Rose, How to Change Your Sex: A Lighthearted Look at the Hardest Thing You'll Ever Do, Lulu.com, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 45

   For the record, I've radared scores of t-girls (plus the odd t-boy) over the years.

   2005, LadyLike Magazine, number 62, →ISSN, page 41, column 3

   Exogenous hormones close the growth plates earlier; so the prospective new teen T-boy, or teen T-girl should not use hormones at that point and allow their body to mature properly, but use a hormone blocker

   2011, Red Jordan Arobateau, Days Before The Yoke, Lulu.com, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 133–134

1. LouisianaespeciallyA nickname for a boy.

   MaMa: T-Boy, did you eat those beignets? T-Boy: Mais, no! Obviously, use of the word mais gives T'Boy's denial a lot more credibility.

   2021 March 22, Sam Irwin, It Happens in Louisiana: Peculiar Tales, Traditions & Recipes from the Bayou, Arcadia Publishing, →ISBN

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   “We're just waiting on T Boy,” Bill said. We all knew that T Boy had the furthest to come to go frogging. He and his parents lived way past where the road ended. We all considered him and his family pure swamp people.

   2016 March 23, Donna Hankins, Louisiana Cajun Girl, Balboa Press, →ISBN

   Paul Berzas, alias T-Boy, has created quite a stir in boudin circles. This mild-mannered Cajun from Mamou, Louisiana, has consistently brought to market one of the most sought-after links in all of Louisiana.

   2020 November 10, George Graham, Fresh from Louisiana: The Soul of Cajun and Creole Home Cooking, Harvard Common Press, →ISBN, page 123