newhalf
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Calque of Japanese ニューハーフ (nyūhāfu, “new half”). ニューハーフ is wasei eigo, from English.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]newhalf (plural newhalfs or newhalves)
- (countable, slang) A trans woman.
- (anime, manga, slang) A character with a female body but only male genitals.
See also
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- English terms borrowed back into English
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- English lemmas
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- English slang
- en:Japanese fiction
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- en:LGBTQ