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Meaning of cissy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
/ˈsɪsi/

Definitions

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Cicely.
  2. Alternative spelling of sissy (“wimp”).
    alt-of, alternative
  3. A cisgender or cissexual person.
    derogatory, humorous, often, rare, slang, sometimes

Examples

“> Cis- is a Latin prefix meaning "on this side" or, less correctly, "near", as opposed to trans-, Latin for "across" or "through". Gee, I guess that makes most folks cissies! :-)”
“"She could be a straight cissy who just had a bunch of plastic surgery done," Tabitha said. A cissy was a 'cisgendered' person, someone who wasn't transsexual, someone happy with being and dressing like whatever gender they were born as.”
“If a coalition of queer and trans-rights groups came together and called for a big demonstration outside the Fox News studeios in midtown Manhattan, I would be there along with tons of other gay, lesbian, straight and bi cissies. How about it?”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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