transvestigate

English

Etymology

Blend of transgender +‎ investigate.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /tɹænzˈvɛstəˈɡeɪt/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /tɹanzˈvɛstəˈɡeɪt/
• Rhymes: -eɪt

Verb

transvestigate (third-person singular simple present transvestigates, present participle transvestigating, simple past and past participle transvestigated)

1. (Internet slang) To informally investigate into whether a celebrity, public figure, or politician is secretly transgender, generally by analyzing that person's appearance and anatomical structure. [from mid-2010s]

Related terms

• transvestigator
• transvestigation

Translations

of or pertaining to caecum

• French: transvestiguer (fr)