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Tag: travesti

Definitions tagged travesti in the street dictionary.

Travesti

A man who wears clothes originally intended for women. (In Mexico, this term is commonly used for cross-dressers or drag performers).

Juan is a travesti at night.

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Vestida

1. A woman wearing a specific outfit or garment. 2. A drag queen or a cross-dresser who performs for entertainment (in Mexico, this is a common slang term for drag performers).

Luis is a Vestida at the bar two blocks away.

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Trapo

A derogatory slur for a trans woman or a transvestite. (The word literally means rag. In Argentina, the term zona roja refers to the red-light district).

I ran into a Trapo in the red-light district. I invited him to play soccer.

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travesaño

A derogatory term used to refer to a trans woman or transvestite (the word is a pun on the Spanish term for a soccer goal crossbar).

The other day I passed through the red-light district and there was a huge travesaño.

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Pájara

A slang term for someone, often a drag queen, a butch lesbian, or a messy person, who acts like a crow by being catty. It refers to someone who pouts their lips and makes clicking, derogatory sounds with their tongue toward other queer people. This person is described as someone who likes to pajarear. (In Spanish queer slang, bird imagery is often used to mock flamboyant or judgmental behavior).

Look at that pájara pajareando. She thinks she is the best drag queen in the club.

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La Delfi

A Dominican urban singer who became a viral sensation with songs like Cocoro and Dame Leche. La Delfi was an openly queer and transgender performer whose music was overtly sexual, crude, and campy. With songs like Toy Moja and La Banana, their career was defined by provocative and often low-brow humor. They were known for the catchphrase La mas perra, the baddest bitch. (Note: La Delfi was a polarizing figure in the Dominican Republic, providing a rare and highly visible queer presence in the local urban music scene).

B: La Delfi, why are you like that? D: Because you are ghetto! B: I mean, why are you so classy? D: If I were any classier, I would die! B: You are just broke. D: Such a bitch!

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Trava

Short for travesti, it refers to a transvestite or a trans woman. (In Argentina, it is very common street slang that can be derogatory or informal depending on the context).

That trava looks like a woman.

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Trabuco

A derogatory term for a transgender woman or a man who dresses as a woman. (The word literally means blunderbuss).

That guy hooked up with a trabuco.

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kevin

A cross-dresser or trans person. (In the Dominican Republic, certain common names are used as slang to label individuals who do not conform to traditional gender norms).

he talks with a lisp, he is gay.

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Michael Jackson

The first human being to achieve such a drastic metamorphosis, going from a poor black boy to a wealthy white woman. (In the Dominican Republic, this is used to describe someone who lightens their skin or undergoes extreme plastic surgery).

I did not want to give an example, but what can you do. From a tadpole to a toad. From a black boy to a white woman.

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Traba

Argentine slang for a transvestite or trans woman, derived from the word travesti. It is an informal and often derogatory term.

Synonym of Traviesa, Travesaño, Trabalenguas, Afeminado, etc.

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