troon

noun, verb — 3 senses

troon

noun

UK /ˈtɹuːn/ · US /ˈtɹun/

Etymology Blend of tr(ansgender) + (g)oon (“member of Something Awful”). Coined on Something Awful, and later popularized by Kiwi Farms and 4chan. First attested in 2010.

1

Internet, Derogatory, Offensive A transgender person, especially a trans woman.

  • Good Woke Boys pretending like they didn't obsessively post "troons are mentally ill" for 5 years is my favorite* part of twitter2016 September 19, @uchimatador, Twitter, archived from the original on 29 May 2023:
  • When the troons speak about ‘gender neutral spaces’ ALWAYS maintain they are promoting unisex spaces.2020 August 29, @fifyfomum, Twitter, archived from the original on 29 Aug 2020:
1 more example
  • how do I wear skirts without coming off like a troon twitter no-fashion-sense transbian2021 October 26, @coolestrogen, Twitter, archived from the original on 26 Oct 2021:
Derived terms
detroon, trooner, troonery, troonism, troon out

troon

verb

Etymology Blend of tr(ansgender) + (g)oon (“member of Something Awful”). Coined on Something Awful, and later popularized by Kiwi Farms and 4chan. First attested in 2010.

1

Internet, Derogatory, Offensive To undergo gender transition.

  • Everyone was a hon back then and trooning at that age still guarantees that you'll be a hon.2020 December 15, anonymous author, 4chan, /lgbt/:
  • How old were you when you trooned?2021 November 25, anonymous author, 4chan, /lgbt/:
1 more example
  • >Are you trooning? yeah I started trooning five years ago kek2022 December 29, anonymous author, 4chan, /lgbt/:
2

Internet, Derogatory, Offensive To make someone undergo gender transition.

  • wait, i thought yu get forcebly trooned if you do the gay in iran? white man propaganda?2021 October 8, @primalplat, Twitter, archived from the original on 08 Oct 2021:
  • Is it so strange that our time is dominated by mental illness, that our men are trooned and our civilization is torn apart by screeching women? Deny a God, suffer a God's wrath.2022 March 13, @autistocrates, Twitter, archived from the original on 13 Mar 2022:
1 more example
  • I don't support trooning kids because I'd be bitter they get to transition earlier than I did.2023 March 15, anonymous author, 4chan, /lgbt/:
Related terms
troons

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