genderfuck

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Etymology

From gender +‎ fuck. See fuck with (“mess with, tweak”).

Noun

genderfuck (plural genderfucks)

1. (vulgar, slang, idiomatic) The conscious effort to subvert traditional notions of gender identity and gender roles.
   • 2008, Julia Horncastle, “Queer Bisexuality: Perceptions of Bisexual Existence, Distinctions, and Challenges”, in Journal of Bisexuality, volume 8, numbers 1–2, →DOI, →ISSN, page 35:

     At a micro-level boi and boy, for example, are slang terms used to describe a type of masculine identity adopted by people on a butch and/or FTM or MTF and/or queer and/or genderfuck spectrum.

2. A person who engages in this.
   • 1973 December 8, Anthony, “Reactions”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 25, page 6:

     I have been classified as a drag queen, a gender fuck, and many other stereotypes.

Verb

genderfuck (third-person singular simple present genderfucks, present participle genderfucking, simple past and past participle genderfucked)

1. (vulgar, slang, idiomatic) To subvert traditional notions of gender identity and gender roles.
   • 1976 August 21, John Cummings, “Speaking Out!”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 8, page 5:

     As noted above, ten faggots, including myself, were recently expelled from Sporters Bar for gender fucking on the premises. While the general attitude of the clientele was supportive of us, the management considered our garb to be "disruptive." Indeed, let us hope that we were more than disruptive with respect to the straight-identified management.

Derived terms

• genderfucker

See also

• gender bender
• genderplay
• genderpunk