• Digestive_Biscuit@feddit.uk
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    2 days ago

    I’m in the south of England. I’ve never heard a Transit being called a Tranny or Trans. I’m not in the business of using them though.

    • D_C@lemm.ee
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      2 days ago

      Midlands person here. I can confirm that tranny was/is short for the transit van.
      And it was also short for transvestite.

      We never used it to mean a transmission, we have always called them gearboxes.