General
woodworking
What does woodworking mean?
The vintage word for what's now mostly called stealth: blending into the world so completely that nobody, not coworkers, not neighbours, sometimes not even a partner, knows you're trans. Straight from 'fade into the woodwork', meaning to vanish into the background. Heritage trans slang you'll mostly meet in older writing.
"Back then the goal a lot of people were sold was to transition and go woodwork, never to be seen as trans again."
Origin
Older trans slang from the idiom 'fade into the woodwork'. Largely replaced by 'stealth' from the 1990s onward.
Frequently asked questions
What does woodworking mean in trans slang?
It means blending into society so fully that your trans status is unknown to others.
How do you use woodworking in a sentence?
"After transitioning she went woodworking and started a completely fresh life where nobody knew."
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