boymoder

English

Etymology

From boymode +‎ -er. By surface analysis, boy +‎ -moder.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔɪ.moʊ.də/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔɪ.moʊ.dəɹ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɪməʊdə(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: boy‧mod‧er

Noun

boymoder (plural boymoders)

1. (transgender slang) One who is in boymode, especially a trans woman who is on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) but is not open about one's identity ("out of the closet").

   Coordinate term: girlmoder

   • 2024, Alexis Davin, “Femboys in the Factory: Trans Labor beyond Abjection?”, in Transgender Studies Quarterly‎^[1], volume 11, number 2, archived from the original on 16 January 2025, page 297:

     A term like boymoder picks out those people who may undergo hormonal transition without coming out, with a classic identifying feature being an oversized hoodie masking the changes in body shape happening underneath.

   • 2026 June 21, @gooseworx.bsky.social [Gooseworx], Bluesky‎^[2] (post), archived from the original on 21 June 2026:

     I foolishly assumed more people knew what a boymoder was when writing the brief for Leeroy's wardrobe.