Home › Words › C › ciswashciswashciswash means to ignore, deny, or minimize the gender identity of a trans person or trans people, or the role that a trans person or trans people played in an event.EtymologyFrom cis- + wash, by analogy with whitewash.verbTo ignore, deny, or minimize the gender identity of a trans person or trans people, or the role that a trans person or trans people played in an event.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cistemic 58% match — Of or relating to systems that privilege cisgender people and marginalize transgender people. vs ciswash →cissplain 57% match — To explain transgender issues, people or behavior to a trans person (as a cis person) in a condescending manner, presuming the listener’s inferior understanding. vs ciswash →cislate 56% match — To simplify or 'translate' (transgender people, experiences, or concepts) into words, narratives, and concepts that cisgender people can understand. vs ciswash →cissexism 56% match — Bias or prejudice favouring cisgender people; transphobia. vs ciswash →cissplaining 56% match — The act of condescendingly explaining transgender issues (as a cis person) to a trans person. vs ciswash →cisgenderism 56% match — Attitudes or beliefs that privilege cisgender people or perspectives over transgender ones. vs ciswash →cisgendering 54% match — The process of making something suitable for cisgender people. vs ciswash →cissexist 54% match — Exhibiting or related to cissexism. vs ciswash →