Transvestigation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /tɹænzˌvɛs.tɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Transvestigation is a noun meaning (Internet slang, conspiracy theories) An informal investigation into whether a public figure is secretly transgender, generally conducted by analyzing that person's appearance and anatomical structure.
Meaning
(Internet slang, conspiracy theories) An informal investigation into whether a public figure is secretly transgender, generally conducted by analyzing that person's appearance and anatomical structure.
Example Sentences
[…] and "transvestigations" refers to attempts to expose celebrities (such as Madonna and Mike Tyson) as secretly transgender.
The "transvestigation" conspiracy involves internet pundits using phrenology to "prove" that apparently cisgender celebrities are in fact trans, despite pretending otherwise
The biggest transvestigation groups have a few thousand members – tiny by Facebook standards – and the biggest elite gender inversion Twitter account, Son of Man, has 25,000 followers.
Inanna Snow, the "Transvestigation Disclosure" admin who argued that Cavill is trans due to his feminine gaze, was dethroned from her own page in recent weeks when others accused her of being trans, on equally flimsy grounds.
Word Forms
- transvestigations
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