NYT Dictionary

TRANNY

/ˈtɹæni/
NounTRAN-nytran-ny · 2 syllablesCollege

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2025, 2026

Meaning

A transgender person, especially a trans woman, or (especially historically) anyone who cross-dresses, especially MTF: a transvestite, drag queen, transgender person, etc.

Etymology

Origin: Unknown

Clipping of transgender + -y

NYT Puzzle Appearances

No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2025, 2026.

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