cotton ceiling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A social barrier to consideration (by cisgender women) of transgender women as viable sexual partners.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cotton, ceiling.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-cotton ceiling.wav

Word forms

cotton ceiling cotton ceilings

Etymology

Coined by Canadian activist Drew Deveaux. Modelled on glass ceiling. Underwear is typically made from cotton.

Related words

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