dl trade
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A cisgender, straight-passing, masculine man who seeks out sexual pursuits with trans women and/or gay men, mostly always secretly, given that he is not confident in his sexual identity yet and has not come out to those around him. Most often keeps his sexual affairs with gay men and/or trans women a secret and typically treats them with little respect.
Register: slang
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “dl trade” mean?
A cisgender, straight-passing, masculine man who seeks out sexual pursuits with trans women and/or gay men, mostly always secretly, given that he is not confident in his sexual identity yet and has not come out to those around him. Most often keeps his sexual affairs with gay men and/or trans women a secret and typically treats them with little respect.
Is “dl trade” formal or informal?
dl trade is generally slang.