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Meaning of she-he | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ʃiːhiː/

Definitions

A trans woman.

derogatory, informal, offensive

Examples

“... Stunning supermodel types who are seven feet tall in their heels, with voices a good octave deeper than mine; unearthly “she-hes” to whom not even the term “hermaphroditic” applies.”
“[…] cross-dressing or what we now call transgender women, those to whom Cutting refers as 'she-hes', would have frequented the Five Points with such confidence that they would walk the streets openly and cause barely a ripple of notice in public dances[…]”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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