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Blend of hon (a trans woman who does not pass) +‎ confidence.

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honfidence (uncountable)

  1. (4chan /lgbt/ slang) The apparently irrational confidence possessed by hons (non-passing trans women) in their appearance.
    • 2018 December 21, anonymous author, 4chan[1], /lgbt/:
      what's the secret, anons? is it because they don't give a fuck? i guess it's all about HONfidence after all...
    • 2022 May 27, @estrogenizedboy, Twitter[2], archived from the original on 2022-05-27:
      u dont need honfidence, u pass
    • 2022 June 12, @estradiolnihil, Twitter[3], archived from the original on 2022-06-13:
      i tweet like i have more followers than i do not just because my old account has a lot of followers but because i am practicing honfidence for when i need it most
    • 2022 June 17, @ellie_fail, Twitter[4], archived from the original on 2023-07-05:
      I am like actually so stupid that I was going to get my ears pierced next week LOL. I am so glad whatever honfidence that had developed was nipped in the bud before I was gonna embarass[sic] myself even more. god I hate looking like this. it hurts so much
    • 2022 December 11, @LillianaFuture, Twitter[5], archived from the original on 2023-07-05:
      i have no idea how i managed to girlmode last year without throwing myself off a cliff honfidence is real y'all
    • 2023 January 10, @epistemophagy, Twitter[6]:
      All the cool tgirls are doing it I gotta have a little honfidence
    • 2022 January 31, @Fembub, Twitter[7], archived from the original on 2023-02-03:
      I'm jealous of her honfidence