tranniversary

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UK/ˌtɹænɪˈvɜːs(ə)ɹi/US/ˌtɹænɪˈvɝs(ə)ɹi/US/ˌtɹænəˈvɝs(ə)ɹi/

noun

The anniversary of coming out as transgender or of transitioning.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

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nountranniversary (plural tranniversaries)

plural tranniversaries · alternative traniversary

  1. informalThe anniversary of coming out as transgender or of transitioning.

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    2017 January 31, Tess deCarlo, The T Words, illustrated edition, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 2
    4 more examples

    “They speak openly about their experience,” Mr. McCarthy said. “Aneesh Sheth, who is playing one of the roles, just had her eight-year ‘tranniversary.’ She started taking hormone pills eight years ago yesterday, and we toasted her.”

    2016 March 11, Dan Shaw, “Jeff McCarthy: Actor, Artist, Beast, Beauty”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 08 Mar 2021

    Yesterday was International Women's Day and for me personally it was also my One-Year Tranniversary of coming out and going to a full dose of HRT.

    2021, Cassandra Grace, Grace in Transition: The First Four Seasons, page 63

    The final stage of my coming out, the moment that I use to mark my "traniversary," was coming out at work. The reason this was the final stage was not that my coworkers were the people I was most frightened to come out to; I was fortunate enough to be working with a great bunch of people, and[…]

    2023 October 3, Amy Schneider, In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN

    The final stage of my coming out, the moment that I use to mark my “traniversary,” was coming out at work.

    2024 October 8, Amy Schneider, “What's Your Name?”, in In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 34

tranniversary2

nountranniversary (plural tranniversaries)

plural tranniversaries · alternative traniversary

  1. informalrareThe anniversary of getting an organ transplant.
    1 more example

    She waited two years and received a new heart on October 27, 2006, which she marked as her "tranniversary," a day she approached with tenderness and weight. She lived eleven years with a healthy heart, with no rejection, described by a cardiologist as “perky.” Adina took medical leave from the University of Iowa to undergo[…]

    2023 January 24, Adina Talve-Goodman, Your Hearts, Your Scars, Bellevue Literary Press, →ISBN

Origin

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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