boymoder
nounUK /ˈbɔɪ.moʊ.də/ · US /ˈbɔɪ.moʊ.dəɹ/
Etymology From boymode + -er. By surface analysis, boy + -moder.
1
One who is in boymode, especially a trans woman who is on HRT but is not out.
Transgender slang
- 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.2024, Alexis Davin, “Femboys in the Factory: Trans Labor beyond Abjection?”, in Transgender Studies Quarterly, volume 11, number 2, page 297:
- I foolishly assumed more people knew what a boymoder was when writing the brief for Leeroy's wardrobe.2026 June 21, @gooseworx.bsky.social [Gooseworx], Bluesky (post), archived from the original on 21 Jun 2026: