dead name

1. verb To refer to a transgender person by the name and/or pronouns they used before transitioning to the gender they currently identify as. Please stop dead naming Caitlyn Jenner as "Bruce."

2. noun The name and pronouns a transgender person used before transitioning to the gender they currently identify as.; a transgender person's birth name. "Bruce" is Caitlyn Jenner's dead name.

dead naming

The act of referring to a transgender person by the name and/or pronouns they used before transitioning to the gender they currently identify as. Dead naming is just a way to show contempt for transgender people.

See also: dead, name

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

dead naming
deadnaming
transition
you('ve) lost me
you've lost me
answer to
cisgender
gender
cross over
face-off

References in classic literature

Better a thousand times my conclusions should be discredited than that my dead name should lie across the threshold of the temple of Science--a bar to further inquiry."

Actions and Reactions

Ms Hayden is said to have contacted the police with complaints of "transphobia" after Mr Linehan referred to her as "he" and using her "dead name", by referencing her by names she used before her transition.

Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan issued police warning after Twitter row with transgender activist; The writer, who is also behind shows Black Books and The IT Crowd, is being sued by the woman

Viewers reacted angrily, with transgender fan Shane Riley tweeting: "Robbie Williams should've thought twice about asking Felix his dead name. It's invasive and just damn rude."

I'm cool with Robbie's SEX Factor; Transgender singer backs Williams over 'offensive' birth name question

词组	dead name
释义	dead name dead name 1. verb To refer to a transgender person by the name and/or pronouns they used before transitioning to the gender they currently identify as. Please stop dead naming Caitlyn Jenner as "Bruce." 2. noun The name and pronouns a transgender person used before transitioning to the gender they currently identify as.; a transgender person's birth name. "Bruce" is Caitlyn Jenner's dead name. See also: dead, name dead naming The act of referring to a transgender person by the name and/or pronouns they used before transitioning to the gender they currently identify as. Dead naming is just a way to show contempt for transgender people. See also: dead, name Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: dead naming deadnaming transition you('ve) lost me you've lost me answer to cisgender gender cross over face-off References in classic literature Better a thousand times my conclusions should be discredited than that my dead name should lie across the threshold of the temple of Science--a bar to further inquiry." Actions and Reactions Ms Hayden is said to have contacted the police with complaints of "transphobia" after Mr Linehan referred to her as "he" and using her "dead name", by referencing her by names she used before her transition. Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan issued police warning after Twitter row with transgender activist; The writer, who is also behind shows Black Books and The IT Crowd, is being sued by the woman Viewers reacted angrily, with transgender fan Shane Riley tweeting: "Robbie Williams should've thought twice about asking Felix his dead name. It's invasive and just damn rude." I'm cool with Robbie's SEX Factor; Transgender singer backs Williams over 'offensive' birth name question
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