Etymograph

English

honbeast

Honbeast comes from English hon ‘a trans woman who does not pass’.

  1. English1500–presenthon‘a trans woman who does not pass’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2020honbeast

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. English1500–presenthon‘a trans woman who does not pass’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2020honbeast

Earliest quotation: 2020, Ch4rL0tte, /mtfg/ GIRL PEEN ed.: “when i look in the mirror it seems like…”

A compound of hon ‘a trans woman who does not pass’ + beast

Old French beste ‘beast, animal’

Middle English beeste

English beast

Today it means

noun A grotesquely ugly, non-passing transgender woman.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / English hon / honbeast