clocky

English

Etymology

From clock (“to identify someone as being transgender”) +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɒki/, (General American) /ˈklɑk-/

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• Rhymes: -ɒki

Adjective

clocky (comparative clockier, superlative clockiest)

1. (transgender slang) Clearly identifiable as transgender; capable of being easily clocked; not passing.

   Synonym: clockable

   • 2018 October 8, Kuchenga Shenje, “Why trans people need more safe spaces to get our hair done”, in Dazed‎:

     Of course, I recommend these places to my conformist trans girlfriends, who like me were and are bound by our internalised transphobia to do everything we possibly can to not be 'clocky', as we hand out verbal awards of 'fishy' to one another as commendations for doing our best to pass.

   • 2021 June 30, Sessi Kuwabara Blanchard, “How Going on Estrogen Changed My Skin”, in Allure‎:

     "I get super clocky," says Blossom, meaning that others may presume she is trans, not cis.

   • 2022 March 1, Charlie Markbreiter, “"Other Trans People Make Me Dysphoric": Trans Assimilation and Cringe”, in The New Inquiry‎:

     You cringe at someone clocky. You cringe, morbidly; thank God someone out there is clockier than you.

   • 2022 August 30, Samantha Riedel, “At Wrestle Queerdom, Trans and Nonbinary Wrestlers Ruled the Night”, in Them‎:

     Chyna, real name Joanie Laurer, was one of the clockiest cis women in history, and I mean that as a compliment. Born in 1969 in Rochester, NY, Chyna looked like an absolute monster, packing 200 pounds of muscle onto her thick-jawed, five-foot-ten frame.

Translations

Translations

French: clocky