manmode

English

Etymology

From man + mode.

Noun

manmode (uncountable)

  1. (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, archived from the original on 2021-03-03:
      I actually wanna record one of my songs for the Youtubs but I don't know if I'm ready to come out on Youtube[sic] and I don't wanna record in MaNmOdE it's a crisis 😩
    • 2022 June 24, @MsTransKafka, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-07-13:
      Gotta spend Friday afternoon with my family in manmode tho, rip
    • 2022 December 25, @HORMONEABUSER, Twitter, 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. (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, 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:
      manmoding at work (tragic)
    • 2022 October 29, @barkriza, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-07-05:
      i dont boymode, i manmode

Derived terms

Usage notes

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