Hons
Hons glossary terms
Terms related to non-passing trans women and associated concepts
- Hon: A slur for a trans woman who does not (or cannot) pass.
- Bitterhon: A non-passing trans woman that spitefully resents people living the life they wish they could have.
- Boomerhon: A trans woman who does not pass due to transitioning at a very late age, to the point where they might be considered...
- Brick/Brickhon: Brick is a body type that means that your shoulder width is the same as your hip width, without any particularly...
- Cinderblock/Cinderblockhon: An extreme version of a brickhon. Implies a brickish and very rectangular body with no curves, to the extent that it...
- Funhon: a non-passing trans woman that improves her social standing by telling jokes and making funny faces. This seems to...
- Gigahon: A trans woman who is so extremely masculine in general appearance and bone structure that they could never possibly...
- Heighthon: A very tall trans woman who believes she does not pass due to their extreme height.
- Hondose: A dose of estrogen that is too small to result in effective feminization, usually due to WPATH recommendations that...
- Honfidence: The carefree confidence that is often perceived to be possessed by trans women who do not pass.
- Honmoder: The act of openly living as a trans woman who does not pass.
- Honscience: Claims about endocrinology and hormone medication that are believed to be incorrect and only propagated by...
- Innerhon / Outerhon: An "innerhon" is a person who does not pass in terms of their personality but does pass in terms of their...
- Rapehon: A hyperbolic and often self-deprecating term for non-passing trans women that make cis women uncomfortable with...
- Reddithon: A trans woman who uses mostly Reddit, as opposed to 4chan or any other social media website.
- Ribcagehon: A trans woman who doesn't pass or thinks they can't pass because of their large and overly masculine ribcage.
- Shadowhon: A trans woman so masculine in her stature that even the silhouette of her shadow is read as male.
- Shoulderhon: An MTF who feels they cannot pass due to their large and masculine shoulders.
- Sneedhon: A trans woman that is described as cutesy and naive in their disposition to the extent that it is deemed as cringe,...
- Susansplace: A legacy forum for transgender women, usually older in age. The slur Hon was originally coined to mock users of...
- Twinkhon: A trans woman who does not pass but is not overtly masculine in the traditional sense and would likely meet the...
- Namehon: A transwoman with a name that is clocky and commonly associated with transwomen, more so than cis women. Examples of...
- Voicehon: A transwoman who passes visually but is clocked due to the masculine sound of her voice.
- Ogrehon: A hon who is ogre like in her physiognomy.
Source: Brainworms Glossary category compiled from 4chan /lgbt/ and adjacent community usage.