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gender bender

idiom
Meaning

A person who dresses in the clothes of another sex, or in clothes which make their gender identity ambiguous.


Examples
SIMPLE

The performer is a famous gender bender in the local theater scene.

CONTEXTUAL

The artist uses their style as a gender bender to challenge traditional ideas about how people should dress.

COMPLEX

By adopting a gender bender aesthetic, the model intentionally blurred the lines between masculine and feminine fashion on the runway.

Anchors to
Related idioms1entry
  1. 01

    play the gender card

    To assert that sexism is involved in a situation, especially in order to exploit sexist or antisexist attitudes.

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