trooner

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der.

Proto-Italic *trānts

Latin trāns

Latin trans-bor.

English trans-

Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os

Latin genus

Old French gendrebor.

Middle English gendre

English gender

English transgenderblend.

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeǵʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-ōm

Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm

Proto-Indo-European *-ō

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ

Proto-Germanic *gumô

Proto-West Germanic *gumō

Old English guma

Middle English gone?

English gooney

English goonblend.

English troon

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -er

English -er

English trooner

From troon +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹuː.nə(ɹ)/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹu.nəɹ/
• Rhymes: -uːnə(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: troon‧er

Noun

trooner (plural trooners)

1. (anti-LGBTQ slur, Internet slang, derogatory, offensive) A transgender person; a troon.
   • 2023 June 8, Suzanna (@AlastairSuzanna), Twitter‎^[1]:

     But I do argue this point about trans women being male to the trooners.

   • 2023 June 19, StraffadeJanne (@StraffadeJanne), Twitter‎^[2]:

     Trooner propganda^[sic] preys on outcasts who have a hard time identifying with society

   • 2024 June 22, The Sauce (@PotOfLean), Twitter‎^[3]:

     Why do trooners need constant validation? It’s not an “expression of identity” it’s a mental illness

References

• “Online Anti-LGBTQ Hate Terms Defined: “Troon””, in GLAAD, launched 2022
• “Troon”, in Hatepedia, Online Hate Research and Education Project, launched 2022
• Gemma Stone (2020 August 10) “A Glossary Of Transphobia”, in Medium