troon

Meanings

1. A transgender person, especially a trans woman.

1. To undergo gender transition.
2. To make someone undergo gender transition.

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 County, Arizona, United States, possibly named after Troon in Scotland, well known for its golf courses.

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.