Tit Tac
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Blend of tit (“breast”) + Tic Tac.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Tit Tac (plural Tit Tacs)
- (transgender slang, humorous, usually in the plural) A pill taken as part of feminizing hormone replacement therapy, especially spironolactone (called by this name due to its peppermint smell)[1] or estrogen such as estradiol.
- Synonym: breast mint
- Hypernym: anticistamines
- 2018 December 5, @im_a_bitch_ty, Twitter[2], archived from the original on 2023-04-15:
- god i can never remember if i took my tit tacs already anymore
- 2020 February 15, @sup_im_sammy, Twitter[3], archived from the original on 2020-02-16:
- Hey it's been 7 months on HRT so here's the thread i do every month about my progress with the tit tacs!
- 2021 June 12, @emily_dawnxo, Twitter[4], archived from the original on 2021-06-12:
- today is 23 months on tit tacs 😋
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Tit Tac.
References
[edit]- ^ 2022 February, Direct Rx, “SPIRONOLACTONE- spironolactone tablet, film coated”, in DailyMed[1]:
- "Spironolactone tablets USP 25 mg are light yellow to yellow colored, round, biconvex, film coated tablets with inscription “AD” on one side and plain on the other side having [a] faint odour of peppermint."