t4t

adjective

Of, pertaining to, or focused on relationships between trans people.

Meanings

t4t1

adjectivet4t (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAlternative letter-case form of T4T.
nount4t (plural t4ts)

plural t4ts

  1. Alternative letter-case form of T4T.

T4T2

adjectiveT4T (not comparable)

alternative TFT · alternative t4t · alternative trans4trans

  1. not comparableOf, pertaining to, or focused on relationships between trans people.

    Online, t4t tends to denote an erotic orientation or practice, but in [Torrey] Peters' novella it also becomes an ethos around which a group of trans women organize themselves […]

    2020, Cameron Awkward-Rich, “T4T: Toward a Crip Ethics of Trans Literary Criticism”, in Alice Hall, editor, The Routledge Companion to Literature and Disability, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN
    1 more example

    Gay chat rooms therefore evolved into m4m (men for men), T4T (trans for trans), bisexual chat, leather and bear, lipstick lesbian, etc. By the mid-90's, it wasn't unusual to see mm4mm groups (married men for married men) and other [even more] highly specific types of discussion groups.

    2008, Kimeron N. Hardin, Loving Ourselves: The Gay and Lesbian Guide to Self-esteem, Alyson Books, page 278
  2. not comparableBetween trans people.

    Likewise, a lot of people who have spewed hate over trans people seemed extremely confused at the idea that trans people could date each other - newsflash, gender and sexuality are different things and T4T (“trans for trans”) couples are fairly common in the LGBTQ+ community!

    2023 May 8, Erin Reed, “The Zooey Zephyr I Love, From The Woman She Just Proposed To”, in Erin In The Morning, archived from the original on 18 Jun 2023
nounT4T (plural T4Ts)

plural T4Ts · alternative TFT · alternative t4t · alternative trans4trans

  1. A T4T relationship.
    1 more example

    I remember how I used to be before the contagion. Embarrassed to be seen with another trans woman, for fear that her transness would reveal my transness and we'd both get clocked. T4T is an ideal, I guess, and we fall short of it most of the time. But that's better than before. All it took was the end of the world to make that happen.

    2016 August 23, Torrey Peters, Infect Your Friends and Loved Ones, pages 54–55

Origin

Abbreviation of trans for trans. Popularized on the personals section of Craigslist in the early 2000s. Compare M4M, M4F, F4F, W4W, etc.

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Translations

French T4T, TFT
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Cite this entry
APA

t4t. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/t4t

MLA

“t4t.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/t4t. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “t4t,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/t4t.

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