different between transman vs transfan

English

Etymology

trans- +? man or trans +? man

Noun

transman (plural transmen)

1. Alternative spelling of trans man

Usage notes

• Regarding the spelling (as trans man vs transman), see the usage notes about trans woman.

Dutch

Etymology

From trans- +? man.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?tr?ns.m?n/
• Hyphenation: trans?man

Noun

transman m (plural transmannen, diminutive transmannetje n)

1. transman

Swedish

Noun

transman c

1. transman

Declension

English

Etymology

trans +? fan

Noun

transfan (plural transfans)

1. (informal) One who is attracted to transsexual or transgender people.
   • 2008, Rusty Mae Moore, "Satan and Lady Babalon: Polymory Again at 64", in Trans People in Love (eds. Tracie O'Keefe & Katrina Fox), Routledge (2008), ?ISBN, page 154:

     […] saying that she did not want to live if I wanted to throw her over for a man, especially a “transfan” type of man.

   • 2013, Linda Vista, Siva's Arrow, Lulu.com (2013), ?ISBN, page 40:

     "Just make sure he's not a transfan. You know about them, right? Make sure if he's interested, that he's interested in who you are, not what you are."

   • 2015, Amy Daws, London Bound, Star Hollows Publishing (2015), ?ISBN, unnumbered page:

     "I'm...." he pauses, glancing over to Frank, then to me again, "I'm what they call a transgender admirer, or transfan. I'm attracted to transgender people," he concedes.

See also

• skoliosexual
• tranny chaser (pejorative)