transvestigate

== English == === Etymology === Blend of transgender +‎ investigate. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tɹænzˈvɛs.tɪ.ɡeɪt/ (General American) IPA(key): /tɹænzˈvɛs.tɪ.ɡeɪt/, /-tə-/ Rhymes: -eɪt Hyphenation: trans‧ves‧ti‧gate === Verb === transvestigate (third-person singular simple present transvestigates, present participle transvestigating, simple past and past participle transvestigated) (Internet slang) To perform transvestigation; to informally investigate into whether a public figure is secretly transgender, generally by analyzing that person's appearance and anatomical structure. [from mid-2010s] ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “Online Anti-LGBTQ Hate Terms Defined: “Transvestigation””, in GLAAD, launched 2022 === Further reading === Transvestigation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia