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troon

noun
/ˈtɹuːn/UK/ˈtɹun/US/ˈtɹʉːn/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus Old French gendrebor. Middle English gendre English gender English transgender Proto-Indo-European *dʰeǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ōm Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ Proto-Germanic *gumô Proto-West Germanic *gumō Old English guma Middle English gone? English gooney English goon blend English troon Blend of tr(ansgender) + (g)oon (“member of Something Awful”). Coined on Something Awful, and later popularized by Kiwi Farms and 4chan. First attested in 2010.

  1. derived from gone
  2. compounded as troon — “transgender + goon”

Definitions

  1. A transgender person, especially a trans woman.

    • Good Woke Boys pretending like they didn't obsessively post "troons are mentally ill" for 5 years is my favorite* part of twitter
    • When the troons speak about ‘gender neutral spaces’ ALWAYS maintain they are promoting unisex spaces.
    • how do I wear skirts without coming off like a troon twitter no-fashion-sense transbian

  2. To undergo gender transition.

    • Everyone was a hon back then and trooning at that age still guarantees that you'll be a hon.
    • How old were you when you trooned?
    • >Are you trooning? yeah I started trooning five years ago kek

  3. To make someone undergo gender transition.

    • wait, i thought yu get forcebly trooned if you do the gay in iran? white man propaganda?
    • Is it so strange that our time is dominated by mental illness, that our men are trooned and our civilization is torn apart by screeching women? Deny a God, suffer a God's wrath.
    • I don't support trooning kids because I'd be bitter they get to transition earlier than I did.
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A coastal town and port in South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3231).

    2. A village in Camborne parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW6638).

    3. A village (Troon Village), country club and golf course in North Scottsdale, Maricopa…

      A village (Troon Village), country club and golf course in North Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, possibly named after Troon in Scotland, well known for its golf courses.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA