Definitions
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- noun the wearing of
clothing designed for theopposite sex . - verb Present participle of
cross-dress .
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Examples
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I saw Ms. Hart’s Recession Spankologist ad and I smiled thinking about her, a fellow nut, but I skipped her number and I called the cross-dressing service in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
THE EXTRA MAN JONATHAN AMES 1998
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"Work It" was consistently panned by critics, including HuffPost TV's resident critic Maureen Ryan, who called the cross-dressing comedy, "One of the worst sitcoms of all time."
'Work It' Canceled: WIll 'Cougar Town' Take Its Place? The Huffington Post News Editors 2012
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Life magazine singled out the cross-dressing performers for praise in its review of a production of the play at Lowry Field in Colorado: Despite their hairy chests, size-16 shoes and bulging biceps, these ‘actresses’ did a good job with the play, presenting it as straight comedy. . .
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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In her video, a cross-dressing satire, the artist plays the character of El Puro, a Cuban exile living in San Diego who has a regular daytime job but whose fantasy is to be a Cuban salsa singer.
Bill Bush: Drawing on Experience: This Artweek.LA (May 23-29) Bill Bush 2011
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In her video, a cross-dressing satire, the artist plays the character of El Puro, a Cuban exile living in San Diego who has a regular daytime job but whose fantasy is to be a Cuban salsa singer.
Bill Bush: Drawing on Experience: This Artweek.LA (May 23-29) Bill Bush 2011
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They vary in how completely they dress (from one article of clothing to fully cross-dressing) as well as in their motives for doing so.
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It even sponsored theatricals, and Wilson not only directed two but, incredibly, also performed in a cross-dressing role as Tom Carberry in The Spirit of 76 -- a highly popular farce of this time, exploring what might happen if gender roles were completely inverted.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Harriet Wilson's Sunday School Jr. Henry Louis Gates 2011
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In her video, a cross-dressing satire, the artist plays the character of El Puro, a Cuban exile living in San Diego who has a regular daytime job but whose fantasy is to be a Cuban salsa singer.
Bill Bush: Drawing on Experience: This Artweek.LA (May 23-29) Bill Bush 2011
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It even sponsored theatricals, and Wilson not only directed two but, incredibly, also performed in a cross-dressing role as Tom Carberry in The Spirit of 76 -- a highly popular farce of this time, exploring what might happen if gender roles were completely inverted.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Harriet Wilson's Sunday School Jr. Henry Louis Gates 2011
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In her video, a cross-dressing satire, the artist plays the character of El Puro, a Cuban exile living in San Diego who has a regular daytime job but whose fantasy is to be a Cuban salsa singer.
Bill Bush: Drawing on Experience: This Artweek.LA (May 23-29) Bill Bush 2011
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