Word info Synonyms

cross-dressing

Speech parts

1. cross-dressing - Noun

2. cross-dressing - Verb

Meaning

the practice of adopting the clothes or the manner or the sexual role of the opposite sex

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

cross dressing

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Examples

Meanwhile," Simon added, "I wanted to tell you that lately I've been cross-dressing. Also, I'm sleeping with your mom. I thought you should know. Cassandra Clare

For a moment she just stared, wondering if there were another girl staying here, or if Sebastian had taken to cross-dressing. Cassandra Clare

Although many municipalities had enacted laws against cross-dressing, some women would socialize in bars as butches : dressed in men's clothing and mirroring traditional masculine behavior. Source: Internet

Although the character was played for laughs, his situation was based on military regulations prohibiting cross-dressing. Source: Internet

Although never corroborated, the allegation of cross-dressing has been widely repeated. Source: Internet

For the King's funeral, people dress in elaborate mourning costume, many of them cross-dressing men who carry bouquets of phallic vegetables. Source: Internet

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