manmode

English

Etymology

From man +‎ mode.

Noun

manmode (uncountable)

1. (especially in transgender slang) The state of presenting as a man, regardless of one's actual gender identity, especially of a trans woman.
   • 2021 March 3, @CaptAmazo, Twitter‎^[1], archived from the original on 2021-03-03:

     I actually wanna record one of my songs for the Youtubs^[sic] but I don't know if I'm ready to come out on Youtube and I don't wanna record in MaNmOdE it's a crisis 😩

   • 2022 June 24, @MsTransKafka, Twitter‎^[2], archived from the original on 2022-07-13:

     Gotta spend Friday afternoon with my family in manmode tho, rip

   • 2022 December 25, @HORMONEABUSER, Twitter‎^[3], archived from the original on 2023-07-05:

     christmas manmode (my mom asked for hair advice)

Verb

manmode (third-person singular simple present manmodes, present participle manmoding, simple past and past participle manmoded)

1. (especially in transgender slang, intransitive) To present as a man, regardless of one's actual gender identity, especially of a trans woman.
   • 2022 March 9, @0xCAFEBEEF, Twitter‎^[4], archived from the original on 2022-03-09:

     okay, i get it, the new haircut sucks, back to manmoding for me

   • 2022 October 4, @xaviersonline, Twitter‎^[5]:

     manmoding at work (tragic)

   • 2022 October 29, @barkriza, Twitter‎^[6], archived from the original on 2023-07-05:

     i dont boymode, i manmode

Derived terms

• manmoder

Usage notes

• Manmode suggests an older and more masculine appearance than boymode.