ネナベ

noun

female pretending to be male online

Internet slang; from ネット (net) + おなべ (slang for a masculine woman or butch). Used for a woman who presents as male in online spaces. Compare ネカマ (male pretending to be female).

See also: ネカマ

• あのプレイヤーはネナベかもしれない。

  That player might be a female pretending to be male.

• ネナベだとバレてアカウントを消けした。

  They were found out as a female pretending to be male and deleted their account.