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'''''Juana tres cocos''''', also known as '''''María tres cocos''''', is a Chilean derogatory term against [[Gender Non-Conforming|gender non-conforming]] women and [[transmasculine]] people in general, in order to maintain the status quo in which [[AFAB]] people should be feminine and lady like. [https://www.moscasdecolores.com/en/lesbian-dictionary/spanish/juana-tres-cocos/ <sup><nowiki>[1]</nowiki></sup>] |
'''''Juana tres cocos''''', also known as '''''María tres cocos''''' or '''''Juanita tres cocos''''', is a Chilean derogatory term against [[Gender Non-Conforming|gender non-conforming]] [[Female|women]] and [[transmasculine]] people in general, in order to maintain the status quo in which [[AFAB]] people should be feminine and lady like. [https://www.moscasdecolores.com/en/lesbian-dictionary/spanish/juana-tres-cocos/ <sup><nowiki>[1]</nowiki></sup>] |
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== Origins == |
== Origins == |
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The term translates directly as "Juana three coconuts", with Juana being a common female name and coconuts |
The term translates directly as "Juana three coconuts", with Juana being a common female name and coconuts meaning "testicles" in Chilean Spanish slang. This term indicates that the targets of the slur are more [[masculine]]/[[male]] than cis-men themselves. [https://www.moscasdecolores.com/en/lesbian-dictionary/spanish/juana-tres-cocos/#:~:text=We%20have%20not%20found%20the%20origin%20of%20this%20Chilean%20idiom%2C%20however%20since%20in%20Chile%20the%20word%20%E2%80%9Ccocos%E2%80%9D%20is%20slang%20for%20testicles%2C%20it%20is%20possible%20that%20this%20expression%2C%203%20testicles%20or%203%20balls%2C%20is%20emphasized%20masculinity%2C%20suggesting%20that%20she%20is%20more%20male%20than%20many%20men. <sup><nowiki>[2]</nowiki></sup>] |
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== Reclaiming == |
== Reclaiming == |
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Unlike [[camiona]] or [[Fleto/a|fleta]], this word hasn't been widely reclaimed, but it is possible to find examples of queer and gender non-conforming women who do call themselves juana tres cocos with pride. [https://www.theclinic.cl/2011/07/29/nunca-he-sido-muy-mina-soy-la-juana-tres-cocos/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CNunca%20he%20sido%20muy%20mina%2C%20soy%20la%20Juana%20tres%20cocos%E2%80%9D <sup><nowiki>[3]</nowiki></sup>] |
Unlike [[camiona]] or [[Fleto/a|fleta]], this word hasn't been widely reclaimed, but it is possible to find examples of [[queer]] and gender non-conforming women who do call themselves juana tres cocos with pride. [https://www.theclinic.cl/2011/07/29/nunca-he-sido-muy-mina-soy-la-juana-tres-cocos/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CNunca%20he%20sido%20muy%20mina%2C%20soy%20la%20Juana%20tres%20cocos%E2%80%9D <sup><nowiki>[3]</nowiki></sup>] |
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Latest revision as of 19:38, 24 August 2021
Juana tres cocos, also known as María tres cocos or Juanita tres cocos, is a Chilean derogatory term against gender non-conforming women and transmasculine people in general, in order to maintain the status quo in which AFAB people should be feminine and lady like. [1]
Origins
The term translates directly as "Juana three coconuts", with Juana being a common female name and coconuts meaning "testicles" in Chilean Spanish slang. This term indicates that the targets of the slur are more masculine/male than cis-men themselves. [2]
Reclaiming
Unlike camiona or fleta, this word hasn't been widely reclaimed, but it is possible to find examples of queer and gender non-conforming women who do call themselves juana tres cocos with pride. [3]