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A male character who looks female. Also known as "femboy", or less frequently as "tomgirl".
The Japanese term 男の娘 (otoko no ko) is a pun on 男の子 (otoko no ko), meaning "boy", replacing 子 with the ko reading of 娘 (commonly musume, girl).
Some people use "femboy" to describe anyone who appears or acts feminine, even if they don't convincingly pass as female. If you can correctly tell the character is male with complete certainty from the thumbnail alone without looking at the genitalia, it's not this.
While many traps engage in crossdressing, it is not a requirement. Sufficiently feminine characters can pass as girls even when near-nude or dressed in typically masculine clothing.
The English term for trap originated in 4chan circa 2004, derived from Admiral Ackbar's quote "It's a trap!".
For the literal definition of the word "trap", see trapped or booby trap.
Examples
Notable characters
- Akizuki Ryo from iDOLM@STER
- Andromeda Shun and Pisces Aphrodite from Saint Seiya
- Ansel and Mizuki from Arknights
- Arikawa Hime from Himegoto
- Astolfo from Fate/Apocrypha
- Bill and Serpent God from Black Souls
- Bridget from Guilty Gear
- Felix Argyle from Re:Zero
- Forrest and Rosado from Fire Emblem
- Fujisaki Chihiro from Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
- Hacka Doll 3 from Hacka Doll
- Hahn from Grimms Notes
- Haku from Naruto
- Hiura Mihate from Koisuru (Otome) no Tsukurikata
- Honjou Kamatari from Rurouni Kenshin
- Inuyama Tamaki from NoriPro
- Kanzaki Hideri from Blend S
- Kikunojo from One Piece
- Kinoshita Hideyoshi from Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu
- Kuja from Final Fantasy IX
- Midare Toushirou from Touken Ranbu
- Otori Tan from Seitokai ni mo Ana wa Aru!
- Shidou Mariya from Maria Holic
- Totsuka Saika from Yahari ore no seishun lovecome wa machigatteiru.
- Urushibara Luka from Steins;Gate
- Watarase Jun from Happiness!
- Yuuki Kei from Moyashimon
See also
- androgynous for a general tag for characters of all genders with both masculine and feminine traits
- bishounen for boys with both masculine and feminine beauty traits
- reverse trap for ladies in masculine dress
- girly boy for boys that are feminine in personality, but not necessarily appearance
- futa without pussy for male genitalia, but otherwise female body
- cuntboy for female genitalia, but otherwise male body
- futanari for those with both male and female genitals, but female body
- male futanari for those with both male and female genitals, but male body
- josou seme, where the trap is the more dominant sexual partner
- Pool: Manly Femboys
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