transvestitute
n.— «During the meeting, Helms expressed her discontent with the word “transvestitute,” which has been commonly used by alliance members in e-mail blasts.» —“Midtown safety meeting addresses trans prostitutes” by Eric Ervin Southern Voice (Atlanta, Georgia) Nov. 17, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Language is always evolving, and that’s also true for American Sign Language. A century ago, the sign for “telephone” was one fist below your mouth and the other at your ear, as if you’re holding an old-fashioned candlestick...
Quiz Guy John Chaneski’s puzzle relies on voiced and unvoiced consonants, specifically the consonants D and T. One clue brings to mind a famous name with an unvoiced T sound in it, but also a clue to the name if you replace the voiced T with an...