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Meaning of "gender-bender" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GENDER-BENDER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GENDER-BENDER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gender-Bender is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GENDER-BENDER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

gender-bender

Gender bender

A gender bender or one who genderfucks is a person who actively rebels against, or "bends," expected gender roles. Gender bending is sometimes a form of social activism undertaken in response to assumptions or over-generalizations about genders. Some gender benders identify with the gender assigned them at birth, but "challenge" the norms of that gender through androgynous behavior and atypical gender roles. Gender benders may also self-identify as transgender or genderqueer, feeling that the gender assigned to them at their birth is an inaccurate or incomplete description of themselves; some are transsexual and desire to change their physical sex through hormone therapy or sex reassignment surgery. Genderbending may be political, stemming from the identity politics movements of the 1950s and 1960s, a guiding principle of which is the idea that the personal is political. In his 1974 article, Genderfuck and Its Delights, Christopher Lonc explained his motivation for performing genderfuck: "I want to criticize and poke fun at the roles of women and of men too. I want to try and show how not-normal I can be.

Definition of gender-bender in the English dictionary

The definition of gender-bender in the dictionary is a person who adopts an androgynous style of dress, hair, make-up, etc. Other definition of gender-bender is a male-male or female-female adaptor, used esp for computer hardware.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GENDER-BENDER

gendarme
gendarmerie
gendarmery
gender
gender bias
gender disappointment
gender dysphoria
gender gap
gender politics
gender reassignment
gender role
gender selection
gender studies
gender-bending
gender-blind
gendered
genderize
genderless
gene
gene amplification

WORDS THAT END LIKE GENDER-BENDER

Alexander
bartender
bender
blender
calender
defender
entender
extender
fender
gender
lavender
lender
offender
pretender
render
sender
slender
surrender
tender
transgender
vender

Synonyms and antonyms of gender-bender in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gender-bender» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GENDER-BENDER

Find out the translation of gender-bender to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gender-bender from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gender-bender» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

性别弯管机
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

género - doblador
570 millions of speakers

English

gender-bender
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लिंग शराबी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بندر بين الجنسين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пол - бендер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sexo -bender
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লিঙ্গ-পানোত্সব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sexe - bender
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penjual jantina
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gender -Bender
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジェンダーベンダー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

성별 벤더
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jender-jender
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giới bender
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாலினம்-பெண்டர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लिंग-श्वेतपत्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cinsiyete bükücü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gender-bender
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Giętarka płci
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пол- бендер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gen - Bender
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φύλο - bender
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geslag - jol
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

köns bender
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kjønns bender
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gender-bender

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GENDER-BENDER»

The term «gender-bender» is regularly used and occupies the 73.303 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GENDER-BENDER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gender-bender

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GENDER-BENDER»

Discover the use of gender-bender in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gender-bender and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Gender Bender
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Barnabas Crist Bal, 2012
2
Alanna: The First Adventure
From Tamora Pierce, the first book in the Song of the Lioness Quartet, honored with the Margaret A. Edwards Award. “From now on I’m Alan of Trebond, the younger twin.
Tamora Pierce, 2009
3
Fix Your Own PC
One of the most useful types of devices to keep around your PC is a cable converter, also known as a gender changer, and more colorfully, as a gender bender. Cable converters are small adapters or short lengths of cable with the same sex ...
Corey Sandler, 2007
4
Gender Swap Tank Top: Undercover Operations (Gender Bender ...
Gender Bender Fiction This erotic piece of Gender Bender Fiction involves a man who goes through a gender swap transformation and finds himself becoming a woman. If you enjoy gender bender erotica, you’re going to love this story.
Missy Carmel, 2014
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Gender Bender
It was written by Larry and Paul Barber, directed by Rob Bowman, and featured guest appearances by Brent Hinkley and Nicholas Lea. The episode is a "Monster-of-the-Week" story, unconnected to the series' wider mythology.
Jesse Russel, Ronald Cohn, 2013
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Fiber Optics Illustrated Dictionary
Thus, a simple gender bender has two female ends or two male ends. Switchboxes and adaptors sometimes also perform gender bending functions. Adapters/extenders (male on one side, female on the other) are sometimes erroneously ...
J.K. Petersen, 2002
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Gender Bender
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Othniel Hermes, 2011
8
The New Encyclopedia of Group Activities, CD-ROM Included
A copy of the Gender Bender Worksheet and a pencil for each participant. 2. A newsprint flip chart and felt-tipped markers for recording. 3. Masking tape. Physical Setting A room large enough for groups to work without disturbing one another.
Lorraine L. Ukens, 2011
9
Gender on Campus: Issues for College Women
Jean Kilbourne, '"Gender Bender' Ads: Same Old Sexism," New York Times, 15 May 1994, A13. 4. Erving Goffman, Gender Advertisements (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1978). 5. Ibid. 6. Modern Sexism: Blatant, Subtle, and ...
Sharon Gmelch, Marcie Heffernan Stoffer, Jody Lynn Yetzer, 1998
10
The Gender Bender Thrift Shoppe 1 - The Mysterious Box: ...
This 17,000 word novelette begins the tale of George Backles and G. B. Thrift Shoppe full of body swapping and descriptions of oral and anal sex as George tries to figure out this erotic mystery.
Pearl N. Lace, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GENDER-BENDER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gender-bender is used in the context of the following news items.
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FOODIE EMPIRE: Gender-bender murder mystery coming to The …
The Gourmet Detective will camp it up at The Menagerie, a gay bar at 3581 University Ave.,with a special two-hour gender-bender mystery. «Press-Enterprise, Jul 15»
2
“Magic Mike XXL” sets us free: This vulgar and delicious fable of …
... Tarzan, the hirsute, ultra-macho stripper played by onetime pro wrestler Kevin Nash, turns out to have unexpected gender-bender talents. «Salon, Jul 15»
3
'Doctor Who' Series 9 Cast: Michelle Gomez's Missy Returns In First …
Many were shocked with the gender-bender with some even asking if The Doctor should go down that road as well. But Gomez isn't one of ... «Franchise Herald, Jul 15»
4
'Kids,' 20 Years Later, Plus Outdoor Films
Gender-bender” only begins to summarize this descent into sex, rage and madness, a disturbing and subversive collaboration between ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
5
Harvey Fierstein's Entertaining History With High Heels And 'Kinky …
Fierstein's other Broadway gender-bender shows include 2002's "Hairspray" that featured him playing the zaftig 6-foot-1 (without heels) ... «Hartford Courant, Jun 15»
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“Romeo & Juliet” women totally rock traditionally male roles.
However, the best gender-bender was casting the physically fit Mary Beth Lacki (think Michelle Rodriguez) as the hotheaded, but cat-like ... «Buffalo Rising, Jun 15»
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[Y]ral: 'Homosexuality In Ancient India' – Stories From The …
The video illustrates several 'gender-bender' stories from the Ramayana and Mahabharata, to appreciate how all entities and imaginations had ... «Youth Ki Awaaz, Jun 15»
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'Gender-bender' scholar talks activism, her arrest and race
"I have a non-normative gender presentation and call myself a gender-bender. I dress in an androgynous way. It's just a part of who I am.". «Windy City Times, Jun 15»
9
Gender-bender bathroom doors flung open for preschoolers
The cultural battle over opening bathrooms to people based on their gender identity rather than their biological sex has reached one of the ... «WND.com, Apr 15»
10
Vienna commissions gender-bender opera
Dominique Meyer has announced an opera on Virginia Woolf's Orlando by Olga Neuwirth, due in December 2019. «Slipped Disc, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
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