gender bender
noun[C]
slanguk/ˈdʒen.də ˌben.dər/us/ˈdʒen.dɚ ˌben.dɚ/used todescribeapersonwhodressesorbehavesin a way that is notconsideredtypicaloftheirgender:
DavidBowie,musicalicon,genderbender, andvisualartist,diedofcancerin 2016.
Note:
- Gender bendercan be offensive to some people. Only use it if a person describes themselves with this word.
something, such as afilm, in which thepeopleinvolvedare a differentgenderthan isexpected:
Casting of Shakespeare’sgenderbender, ‘Twelfth Night,’beganlastweek.
Usuallyactionfilmsfeaturean all-malecast, but thisgenderbenderpitsaheroineagainst agangoffemalemartialartsexperts.
Hethoughtthat thegenderbendercommercialsforwashingpowder,showingthehusbanddoing thelaundry, had gone toofar.