FTMs glossary terms

Terms related to female-to-male transgender people and trans men

  • FTM: A female to male transitioner. A trans man.
  • AFAB: Assigned Female at Birth
  • Ayden: A common name for trans men, is memed within the phrase "take your shots ayden!"
  • Dickless manlet: A derogatory description of trans men which may be used in a self-deprecating manner by FTMs to explain why women do...
  • Dood: A term for making fun of how some trans guys say dude to each other all the time as if it's their first time ever...
  • FTFemboy: A Female to Male transperson who retains some amount of femininity and presents as a pretty or feminine boy.
  • FTMTF: A female to male detransitioner. They went from F to M to F.
  • Gayden: A derogatory term for a gay trans man which incorporates the common trans man name “Ayden” to imply that it is...
  • Gigapoon: An FTM that does not pass as male to an extreme extent.
  • Girlmoder: A trans man who is still presenting as a girl as they have not fully transitioned yet or are not ready to fully come...
  • IWNBAM: I Will Never Be A Man.
  • YWNBAM: You Will Never Be A Man.
  • Transmasc/Transmasculine: A trans person who leans towards or identifies with masculine gender identity and presentation.
  • Poonbro: the equivalent of calling a person "dudebro", but for non-passing trans men.
  • Pooner: A slur for an FTM who does not pass as male. The FTM equivalent of a hon.
  • Pooner art: A dehumanizing artstyle that depicts FTMs as small, pink, and bulbous with large swollen lips, grotesque stitches,...
  • Poonchad: The FTM equivalent of a "chad", a well passing FTM that looks extremely masculine and handsome.
  • Shotamoder: A transman who has come out, but is 'shotamoding' or presenting his gender as youthful/boyish to better pass when he...
  • Tomboymoder: An FTM who is not yet presenting as entirely male but is instead presenting as a tomboyish girl.
  • Tunapoon: A derogatory term for ann FTM that does not pass as male to an extreme extent. Refers to being able to smell that...
  • pooncel: The phenomenon of FTMs becoming involuntarily celibate due to a combination of their short stature, lack of penis,...
  • FtIncel: The phenomenon of FTMs becoming involuntarily celibate due to a combination of their short stature, lack of penis,...
  • ftCoomer: A trans man who is part of the phenomenon of some FTMs having extremely high male sex drives and developing...
  • boypreggers: An ironic term to describe the "heckin valid" nature of FTM pregnancy.
  • Ftfemboy: The act of a trans man becoming a femboy with e-boy, alt, or often emo aesthetics.
  • Jane50: The hypothetical FTM alternative to John50. What will become of an FTM repper when they inevitably breakdown in...
  • Pooning out: The act of proclaiming your gender as male and publically transitioning. Implies that this is an inherently...
  • Shotamaxxing: A trans man deliberately playing into the "shota" archetype to be more appealing or to more effectively pass as...
  • Twinkmoder: A transman deliberately playing into the "twink" archetype to be more appealing or to more effectively pass as male.

Source: Brainworms Glossary category compiled from 4chan /lgbt/ and adjacent community usage.

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