Hebrew edit

Etymology edit

From קוקסינל, the Hebrew transliteration of French Coccinelle (literally Ladybug), the stage name of a famous French singer and transgender woman Jacqueline Charlotte Dufresnoy, who visited Israel circa the 1960s.

Noun edit

קוֹקְסִינֶל (koksinélm (plural indefinite קוֹקְסִינֶלִים, feminine counterpart קוֹקְסִינֶלִית)

  1. (chiefly derogatory) An insult used against trans women, drag queens, and even queer men.