ewphoria
nounUK /juːˈfɔː.ɹi.ə/ · US /juˈfo.ɹi.ə/
Etymology Blend of ew + euphoria.
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A combination of gender euphoria with feelings of disgust, revulsion, or discomfort, resulting from one's gender identity being affirmed by bigoted, predatory, or creepy behavior by others.
Transgender slang
- Jacey felt a surge of ewphoria at the bar when a couple of drunken old men leered at her.
- I got hassled by protestors outside planned parenthood a couple times before they banned that and it was definitely some r/ewphoria how they hassled me to “save the life inside you” or whatever, yay I passed but also go away please2023 May 3, Throwaway__3939, “I got called out by a religious demonstrator and it made me feel euphoric.”, in Reddit, r/MtF, archived from the original on 11 Jun 2024:
2 more examples
- This is so relatable, but also kinda good for me sometimes? Like the one time I got catcalled in girlmode and it was actually weirdly euphoric. Ewphoria, as it were.2023 September 25, u/Not-Jesus666, “The weirdest thing about going fulltime girlmode was figuring out my new 'normal'.”, in Reddit, r/TwoSentenceHorror, archived from the original on 11 Jun 2024:
- I'm not even entirely sure whether it was genuine or just a prank. But him talking over me and telling me about something I've personally experienced and then telling me I'm just confusing things really gave me the most confusing mix of annoyance and ewphoria I've experienced so far.2024 May 19, u/Torn_wulf, “I really wasn't expecting to deal with mansplaining this soon and especially not from a trans man.”, in Reddit, r/ewphoria, archived from the original on 11 Jun 2024: