cross-dressing
noun[U]
(alsocross dressing,crossdressing)uk/ˈkrɒsˌdres.ɪŋ/us/ˈkrɑːsˌdres.ɪŋ/theactofwearingclothesusuallywornby a differentgender:
There's a lot of cross-dressing in Britishpantomimes, where mendressup as Dames and a womanplaysthepartof theyounghero.英国哑剧中经常有女扮男装和男扮女装的情况，如男子装扮成贵妇人，女子扮作年轻的男主角。
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dragnoun(CLOTHES)informal
- Crossdressing is a way oflifefor me.
- Thewatchdogputpressureontelevisionstationstobancross-dressing.
- Theteenageprotagonistof thefilmattemptstodealwith hisfeelingsthroughcrossdressing.