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单词 tranny
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tranny

/ˈtrani /
(also trannie)
noun (plural trannies) informal
1A transvestite.You don't have to be a tranny to deviate from the rules of the gender game....
  • When I was at Forest and Liverpool, there was a tranny called Queeny that used to send me flowers before every game.
  • I wonder what she'd think if I revealed to her that I was a tranny?
2chiefly British A transistor radio.Walking down Carnaby Street in a miniskirt, with the Beatles on the tranny, while blokes on building sites gave you a wolf whistle....
  • I packed the tranny for our holiday in the Far North.
  • Not that sitting at a computer is an acceptable substitute for doing what I do, which is the terribly naff habit of lugging the tranny around with me.
3A photographic transparency.
4North American The transmission in a motor vehicle.It has balloon tires that float over the snow, monster-truck suspension, an extended wheelbase, and a low-gear tranny, not to mention leather seats and a killer sound system....
  • The downside are the fuel bills (although they are actually better than most SUVs) and the tranny does make a whining noise at speed, but that is really taking a poke at it.
  • So be kind to your tranny, power steering and brakes, and give the tractor extra warm-up time in the winter.

Origin

1960s: abbreviation.

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