Trap

A cute or handsome male character or person who could pass as female, though may, at times, require crossdressing to do so. Also applies to characters with ambiguous gender who would be able to pass for either, given the occasion. In both cases, the cutoff for age is usually around 20, though it may apply to some far older depending on context and/or character design. Similarly, "Reverse Trap" refers to female characters who could pass as male in the same way.

The term "trap" finds its roots in anime, first coined on 4chan while it was still an anime-only discussion board (now /a/), originally used to define male characters who cross-dress. Over the years, the definition in the anime community has become more broad, encompassing a subset of the following tropes: Dude who looks like a lady, Wholesome crossdresser, Disguised in drag, Ambiguous gender and Bishounen.

This term is not to be confused with: Otokonoko, Femboy and Josou.
Trap also does NOT relate to transgenderism, and should not be used to refer to transpeople.

Nagisa Shiota is such a cute trap!

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