tranniversary

English

Alternative forms

traniversary

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌtɹænɪˈvɜːs(ə)ɹi/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌtɹænɪˈvɝs(ə)ɹi/, /ˌtɹænəˈvɝs(ə)ɹi/

Etymology 1

Blend of transgender +‎ anniversary.

Noun

tranniversary (plural tranniversaries)

(informal) The anniversary of coming out as transgender or of transitioning.
- 2016 March 11, Dan Shaw, “Jeff McCarthy: Actor, Artist, Beast, Beauty”, in The New York Times‎^[1], archived from the original on March 8, 2021:
  “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.”
- 2017 January 31, Tess deCarlo, The T Words‎^[2], illustrated edition, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 2:
  throwaways thrives traniversary transabled troubles turmoil threats
- 2021, Cassandra Grace, Grace in Transition: The First Four Seasons, page 63:
  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.
- 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. 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 […]
- 2024 October 8, Amy Schneider, “What's Your Name?”, in In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life‎^[3], Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 34:
  The final stage of my coming out, the moment that I use to mark my “traniversary,” was coming out at work.

Etymology 2

Blend of transplant +‎ anniversary.

Noun

tranniversary (plural tranniversaries)

(informal, rare) The anniversary of getting an organ transplant.
- 2023 January 24, Adina Talve-Goodman, Your Hearts, Your Scars, Bellevue Literary Press, →ISBN:
  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 […]